The Brazen Leader

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

Success According to Karl

July 17, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

The broader impact of performance management... The ability to make good decisions regarding people represents one of the last reliable sources of competitive advantage, since very few organizations are any good at it." -- Peter Drucker Two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Change, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Performance Tagged With: performance management

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Does Leadership Development

July 12, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Leadership development that works This is always an interesting and pertinent topic to me, as the beginning stages - creation, if you will - of leadership development efforts are where success/failure is determined. Implementation is simple, as is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Planning, Human Resources, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: coaching, leader development, leadership training

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

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