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Is Leadership Alignment Really Possible?

Sandy Gluckman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:25:45 -0500

Would you agree with me when I suggest that leadership alignment is a great goal to aspire towards but one that is probably very difficult to attain? Think about it. Let’s say that the CEO is surrounded by a team of 7 executive leaders. The absolute ideal would be that they all feel a great sense of common purpose, that they all agree on the best way to achieve this, that they all speak to their teams and departments with one voice, that they all promote one vision and that they are all great role models of one set of company values.

It is Leadership Character that Will Get Us Through this Recession

Sandy Gluckman — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:03:49 -0400

Two Kinds of Leaders

So if you have been reading my blogs – firstly I thank you, and secondly you will know that I come from the platform that there are two kinds of leaders – those who lead with ego and those who lead with spirit.

The Care & Feeding of Intrapreneurial Employees

Paul Glover — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:05:07 -0400

To thrive in the the WorkQuake(tm) of the Knowledge Economy, an organization must find, retain and develop Intraprenuerial Employees. Here's how:

Onboarding for Fun & Profit!

Paul Glover — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:02:37 -0400

Orientation ain't cutting it anymore in the time of the WorkQuake(tm)! Instead organizations need to pay more attention to not only who the hire but what they are doing to retain who they hire. An Onboarding Process will increase retention and productivity - and that's a very good thing.

Clarence Otis Jr. Interview

Paul Glover — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:55:06 -0400

In the June 7th New York Times there was an interview with Clarence Otis Jr., CEO of Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster, Olive Garden & Capital Grille - talk about diversity!)that I found intriguing because of his answers to 2 questions:

1 - Good piece of advice given: it's not about planning...it's about preparation & skill building - this gives the resilience everyone needs to recover from the inevitable mistakes they will make.

This is the essence of thriving in the WorkQuake(TM) of the Knowledge Economy!

The Entreprenurial Organization

Paul Glover — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:50:44 -0400

It's not the strongest nor most intelligent of the species that survive; it is the one most adaptable to change" -- Charles Darwin

Last week's post generated discussion about what constitutes an Entrepreneurial Organization, Intrapreneurial Employees and Evangelist Customers. Here's my definition of THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATION

What's the Plan Stan Deux?

Paul Glover — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:09:18 -0400

I’ve written a lot lately about the need for every Company, as well as every department in the Company, to have a Strategic Plan. Clearly, every Company needs the basic roadmap that describes, in clear and simple terms, how it is going to get from where it is to where it wants to be. And every department in the Company needs a One Page Departmental Strategic Plan – developed by the Employees in the department - that aligns what the department doe

Say It Ain't So! 2 Stories of Management Run Amuck

Paul Glover — Thu, 21 May 2009 06:51:50 -0400

I’m stunned – and so are they!

My job sometimes requires me to see the dark underbelly of managing in the time of the WorkQuake™. But. Fortunately, nothing any of my clients have ever done even comes close to these two examples of managerial brainlock that can only occur when the dark stars are properly aligned.

"Did You Know 3.0?" - You Need to Watch This Video!

Paul Glover — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:57:45 -0400

I seldom pass along links to videos, but this is one that I think every person in business and every employee in the workplace needs to see. Why? Because we get so caught up in the day-to-day struggles of running a business and earning a living that we lose sight about how rapidly and dras

Will Companies Never Learn?

Paul Glover — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:11:28 -0400

One of the Graduate Classes I teach is "Communications." This is an email from a former student that highlights the need for Companies to realize the ongoing requirement to engage Employees in an honest dialogue about the current condition of the Company and to treat departing Employees with dignity and respect.

My Job Is to Ask the Questions

Paul Glover — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:53:53 -0400

This recent blog post by Seth Godin highlights the reasons why I blog: I've got something to say - but I don't know it's value to each reader. Each time my finger hovers above the "post" button, I have a moment of doubt about whether I should be doing what I'm doing. But I still hit the post button. Because the questions do need to be asked, the awareness does needs to be raised and I believe I do bring value to my readers. Must be the rain making me philosophical. read more

Is Your Company an 80/20 Organization?

Paul Glover — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:11:35 -0400

I’m a big fan of the 80/20 Rule.

Pay Now or Pay Later

Paul Glover — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:53:58 -0400

Global consulting firm Hay Group's Employee Free Choice Act Survey found that "Companies recognize that if EFCA passes it will have an impact on their business, but few are being proactive...," said Richard Fine of the Hay Group. "Instead, we're seeing companies take a wait-and-see approach.

A WorkQuake(TM) Perspective on the Workplace

Paul Glover — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:11:19 -0400

Just read the Inc. Magazine article about how Springfield ReManufacturing Corp. and CEO Jack Stack ("The Great Game of Business") are weathering the latest manifestation of the WorkQuake(tm) - the Recession.

Stuff Mr. Stack said that I like and agree with:

"a job is never secure." Isn't it more apparent than ever that every person working in the U.S. economy - hell, in the world economy! - better treat themselves as Free Agents and their jobs as temporary?

What's the Plan, Stan?

Paul Glover — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:23:56 -0400

In this time of uncertainty every Company needs a Strategic Plan that points to future certainty and calm the nerves of everyone in the organization.

You Can’t Handle the Truth! (Col. Jessup “A Few Good Men”)

Paul Glover — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:06:49 -0400

Several weeks ago I got a frantic call from a client because Employees were considering joining a union. This is a good Employer, but there were workplace issues that Management did not know about. I put Management in touch with Matt Perovic, an expert in labor relationships, and after Matt, a former union official, explained the pros and cons of union membership to the Employees, they decided a union could not resolve their issues.<
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Companies Can Not Be to Fast or to Furious

Paul Glover — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:11:54 -0400
    As President Obama approaches his 100^th day in office (April 29^th), he is being criticized for trying to do too much to fast. But is that even possible? During a crisis can a leader actually be to fast and to furious?
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The Power of Positivity

Paul Glover — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:22:55 -0400

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Never Stop Talking!

Paul Glover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:07:00 -0400
Communicate? We’ve Already Done That!Last week I conducted Employee Focus Groups for a client and the number one issue raised by the 80 Employees in the Focus Groups was the lack of ongoing communication with management.
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Never Stop Talking!

Paul Glover — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:06:43 -0400
Communicate? We’ve Already Done That!Last week I conducted Employee Focus Groups for a client and the number one issue raised by the 80 Employees in the Focus Groups was the lack of ongoing communication with management.
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Let's Beat Up the Boss!

Paul Glover — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:57:41 -0400

April 1, 2008: Protesting job cuts, French union workers held four bosses hostage for more than 24 hours at a Caterpillar plant. Last week, workers at a French 3M plant held the company boss hostage for two days, and earlier this month workers at a French Sony plant held a similar protest.

This is not an April Fool’s joke! But you don’t believe this type of workplace violence can happen in the America? Think again.
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2009: The Year of the Layoff & the Discrimination Charge

Paul Glover — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:48:22 -0400
OMG I! The national unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in February, up from 7.6 percent in January and from 4.8 percent last year http://www.bls.gov/mls. O
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Will Workers Unionize During the Recession?

Paul Glover — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:39:21 -0400

The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House and Senate on March 10. The top priority of organized labor, the bill would force Companies to recognize a union when a majority of Employees sign authorization cards. Under current law, Employers can require a secret-ballot election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Command & Control in the Time of The Great Recession

Paul Glover — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:53:06 -0400

     Just when I think Companies are truly – if reluctantly – giving up Command & Control Management, along comes “the Great Recession” and Command & Control once again rears its ugly and destructive head! But why not? In times of uncertainty, when Companies are experiencing situations beyond their control (i.e.

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Hiring in the Time of Recession

Paul Glover — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:41:11 -0500

     Remember the “good old days” before the current recession? The “good old days” when operations were short handed all the time? When the replacements HR could find were not a “fit”, but supervisors and managers kept them anyway because a body that functioned at 50% was better than no body at all? I previously related how a su

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