Two conversations got me thinking: do we know what we’re doing and why we do it?
One conversation was with a senior leader in large company; another was with a friend who runs his own business. Both are highly competent and ...READ MORE›
Some time ago I listened to a national sales manager exhorting his sales team to take critical look at the appearance of facilities within their franchise network. While some facilities were in tip-top shape; others were sub-par. ...READ MORE›
“We’re all becoming managers now.”
So read the headline reporting the findings of a new study conducted by The Work Foundation in Britain and reported by Nic Patton of Management Issues News
The study concludes that ...READ MORE›
Think positively! That’s the mantra of a new book on executive coaching, Appreciative Coaching. But more than thinking, the authors provide a roadmap for how to envision your future and then make it happen. Based on principles of ...READ MORE›
The other day while watching the making of a short video comedy, I noticed how the director made time to get reaction shots from key members of the cast. Anyone who knows comedy knows that what is often funniest, particularly on ...READ MORE›
Let’s say you are the manager of a department that includes one hundred people, including supervisors and employees. How many of those people would you suspect are loyal, that is planning on sticking with the company? 34! How many ...READ MORE›
There was a time when I was growing up in the early Sixties when it seemed that every dad I knew had fought in “the War.” Viewed from the point of view of a child who squeezed in games of “war” between games of baseball and ...READ MORE›
The ability to relax! That’s what presidential historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, advises as a necessary attribute of presidential leadership. Kearns, who consults for NBC and was speaking on Tim Russert’s CNBC show, presented a ...READ MORE›
You want your employees engaged in their work? Absolutely! And because they are engaged your company will achieve its intended results? Not exactly!
“Intuitively most managers know that that it’s better to have engaged ...READ MORE›
The need for executive coaching is booming.
One reason for the boom is the increased emphasis on succession planning. More and more senior leaders are looking for replacements, not simply for themselves but for key levels throughout ...READ MORE›
How do you lead when you don’t know all the facts? That’s a question that Don Vandergriff and George Reed explore in a thought-provoking new article “Old Dogs and New Tricks: Setting the Tone for Adaptability,” published in ...READ MORE›
We like him because he makes us feel good about ourselves. And we dislike her because she makes us feel inferior. That’s an assessment from political pundit, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, about why people like Barack Obama and dislike ...READ MORE›
Tremble.
You have a big presentation to make.
Tremble. Tremble.
You are not exactly sure of what you will say or how you will say it.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
You freeze up whenever you have to speak in public.
Don’t panic! ...READ MORE›
When corporate leaders fall, they tend to fall hard. One moment they are riding in the company Gulfstream, the next moment they are flying coach. I had one former CEO tell me that the perk he missed the most was the corporate jet. ...READ MORE›
First, a disclaimer. I subscribe to the leadership philosophy that says leaders create conditions for people to succeed. Leaders need to show support for their people. Recognition for a job well done is a leadership mandate. Sounds ...READ MORE›
Want to improve your bottom line along with your sales growth and shareholder value? Pay attention to the culture within your organization.
A new study, conducted by Denison Consulting, shows that “firms with lower ...READ MORE›
The presidential commutation of Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s prison sentence raises some curious questions about leadership. Namely, is it politics or is it principle?
On the side of politics, we have a president who has built a ...READ MORE›
I was there. In section 12, row 67 for the biggest upset in collegiate football history. A Division 1-AA school, Appalachian State, beat the No. 5 ranked team, Michigan, in the nation. One for the ages certainly, but also one to ...READ MORE›
A pair of new books on Senator Hillary Clinton, as described by the Washington Post, draw a portrait of a woman who is smart, shrewd and very “methodical.” Both books, one by Carl Bernstein (Her Way) and the other by Jeff Gerth ...READ MORE›
Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, is a nice man. Even his sharpest critics compliment him on his friendly demeanor. He is also a man of accomplishment; he rose from humble beginnings to graduate from Harvard ...READ MORE›
“Myth: Most conflicts resolve themselves over time.”
Uh-huh! And pigs can fly, too! Put another way, “Unlike fine wine, conflicts that are left alone rarely improve with age.” So write Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura in When ...READ MORE›
Faced with a challenging issue in your workplace and need some good advice? The person who can help you best may be someone you already know well.
Peer coaching is process by which colleagues offer each other advice about issues ...READ MORE›
You decide which apologist gets it right.
One said, “Yes, I regret it. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said I hate gay people…”
The other said, “I’m ready to bear all responsibility for what happened. You can’t hurt me ...READ MORE›
Tens of millions of Baby Boomers will be retiring over the next decade. Organizations are working diligently to plan for their replacements as leaders as well as hiring new recruits to fill new positions that open up due to ...READ MORE›
“What would have really pissed me off is if Jeff had said, ‘We’re just one hit away.’ He never said that…” That is Jeff Immelt talking about another Jeff -- Zucker of NBC Universal. “[Zucker] took all the right ...READ MORE›
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