“Teamwork” has forever been a buzzword in our business world. It seems that the importance of having employees work as a team has been promoted in every available piece of management literature. Nevertheless, we at the top have routinely had a hard … [Read more...]
Just thinkin’ out loud here…
There clearly are several significant workplace trends looming in front of us that we would do well to recognize. I've mentioned many of them here in this blog. Additionally, other authors, consultants, and practitioners have also done a good job of … [Read more...]
Leaders: Home-grown or hatched?
This question is a regular in executive circles... are leaders "made" or "born?" Do we have to find that person who by birthright is destined for leadership greatness, or can we cultivate, foster, and nurture someone with currently-unrealized … [Read more...]
Leadership & Snakes–A recipe for getting bit
There is an old joke/fable that many of you have probably heard... it goes something like this: One day a manager was scouring the countryside for a solid candidate, but striking out everywhere. The lions were too lazy, the elephants ate too much, … [Read more...]
I Want to Develop Somebody… but Who??
Recently, when discussing the details of succession planning (uh, oh, here he goes again...!) I was asked the following by a colleague: “What general competencies, skills, attributes or potentials should we be seeking in someone worthy of … [Read more...]
So, are you micro-managing??
This is an interesting and pertinent topic to me, as many of my clients–some aware, some not–suffer from the micro-managing malady. It’s been my experience that micro-managers do so from perceived need. At least in their minds, they feel … [Read more...]
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