Topic: Abraham Maslow

Chip Conley Took the Maslow Pyramid, Made It an Employee Pyramid and Saved His Company

Conley, the founder of Joie de Vivre hotel chain, talks to us about how the near-death of his business changed his outlook on leadership, why managers put too much emphasis on money and not enough on meaning, and why it's more important to climb the employee pyramid than the corporate ladder.READ»

Remembering C.K. Prahalad

The author of "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" who passed away earlier in the month was influential in transforming Ravi Sawhney's design practice.READ»

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It's time to focus on positive organizational behavior

The concept of positive psychology is growing in the fields of psychology, management studies and organizational behavior. The focus of this trend is the movement away from the focus of psychology on "fixing" or "repairing" problems to building positive qualities and behaviors. In addition, a related focus is a cost-benefit view of how to enhance positive workplace cultures and improve productivity.READ»

How Customers Saying "No" Can Become a Consumer Experience "Yes"

The customer is not always right. And it's often those moments when the customer resists change that an opportunity to innovate exists.READ»

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Set Goals. Achieve Them. Repeat. Succeed

Outstanding performance is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to become an outstanding performer, you need to do three things.  1) Stay on top of your ...READ»

5 Character Traits to Survive the Recession

As a leader, you are choosing to be responsible for your actions and reactions. You choose to be a gentle leader. You choose to empower others without taking the credit. You choose to be open, look for the possibilities and be aware to the many gifts that unfold in front of you. Author Leon Jaworski writes, “In the beautiful flow of these moments, it seems as if we are being helped by hidden hands.” Has this ever happened to you? READ»

Attention: Senior Executives Who Are in Transition

For those in transition and considering a career move, I would like to provide you with some positive information on how you might address your career concerns.  I do not have all the answers.  But in thirty years and with several ...READ»

The Secret Life of the CEO: Is the Economy Just Built to Flip?

Here's the truth: The problem isn't the market's rise or fall. The problem is people who react to events, rather than seek to create something great.READ»

Nine Ways to Fix a Broken Brand

The marketing excesses of the past few years left broken pieces scattered across the branding landscape. As a result, many companies are left with bogged-down, boring -- even dying and dead -- brands. Now take a look at your brand: Do you know what's broken? Do you know how to fix it?READ»

Spirit by the Numbers

How would your company score? Richard Barrett conducts workshops to detect levels of consciousness within companies.READ»

Maslow-Minded Merchandising

OK, it's that time of year when we all become transactional. We overstuff our bellies on Thanksgiving Thursday and then overextend our credit on Black Friday when America's malls remind us that capitalism is alive and kickin' in the ...READ»

Want to create change? Tell a story.

I was a freshly-minted adult when I graduated from Stanford Business School half a lifetime ago (23 years to be exact). Along with my classmate Seth Godin who was also a youngster when he graduated, I found all the theory that ...READ»

Change Management: Creating Peak Experiences For Strangers

One of the most basic tenets of corporate marketing is that a company should focus its promotional investment on its target market. In other words, market to those who are most likely to buy from you. Seems simple enough and, ...READ»

Change Management: What's the Divorce Rate in Your Company?

We live in a promiscuous era, don’t we? America is experiencing a divorce epidemic and the future of the American family is at stake. Is this statement a myth or reality? Turns out it’s a myth. The divorce rate in America has ...READ»