The Brazen Leader

Musings on Leadership, Business, and Things that Make You Go Hmmmm

Devil’s Advocate — Saint or sinner??

July 10, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

  "Yes" men, "No" men, or some happy medium ("men" used for convenience, and is in no way gender-specific)?? Do we want our closest and/or brightest to agree with us merely because it was our idea? Or are we actively seeking constructive, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Change, Leadership, Management, Performance Tagged With: conflict

Storm’s a-coming… time to LEAD

June 29, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

What can we learn from leaders during disaster response efforts?? A few years ago, Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas were hit head-on with a Category 2 hurricane; the surge and size of the storm more closely rivaled a Category 4. It was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Change, Leadership, Management, Performance

Onboarding: The path to productivity, engagement and employee retention

June 13, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Onboarding matters more than any other activity for speed-to-productivity and employee retention. Onboarding employees today has taken on a new significance. No longer just “new employee orientation,” It can set the stage for long-term success, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Misc Business Topics, Performance Tagged With: culture, employee retention, human resources, nesting, onboarding, turnover

Leadership and Playing Favorites

March 21, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

    — It’s what good leaders do! One of your best employees (by whatever performance measure you use) needs an extra day of bereavement leave for the death of a grandparent who raised her near single-handedly. This employee has been with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: development, executive coaching, leadership, management

Decision-Making, Mistakes and Leadership

February 26, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

— If you ain’t failin’, you ain’t tryin’ Oops! Mistakes. Nobody likes ‘em, everybody makes ‘em. Yet it still sends a quiver up the spines of leaders everywhere, hearing “you made a mistake.” Our minds start racing, searching for pieces of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: decision making, executive coaching, leadership, management

Wells Fargo: Bull$h!t and the impact of crooked leadership

September 14, 2016 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

I hate to call anyone a crook. It sounds unseemly and judgmental, and just a tad juvenile... Ah, to hell with that. Wells Fargo, you guys are a bunch of crooks. Specifically, the leadership involved in the fraudulent account processing debacle. Yes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compensation, Incentive, Leadership, Management, Performance Tagged With: ethics, leadership wells fargo, management, unethical

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