When I was researching Balancing the Generations I interviewed a woman who had worked for a long time for a company in the Northwest. Her… Read More »The Challenge of Age and Team Conflict – A Leader’s Opportunity
Something disturbing is happening lately. An apparently harmless attempt to define the future. Except it isn’t harmless and will have a negative effect on the… Read More »There is No Generation Z
I am often asked for secrets to successful leadership. There really aren’t any secrets, but saying that makes me seem less of an expert so… Read More »It’s Not Really a Secret
Business owners often complain that they don’t know about everything happening in the business. It’s s a truth many leaders don’t realize: the higher you… Read More »What You Don’t Know Is More Than You Realize
Among the many sculptures and works of art in Washington D.C. is a piece titled “The Awakening,” a large aluminum sculpture of a man either… Read More »The Awakening
This article was submitted by guest blogger Sophia Katrina. In this day and age of digital dependency, employees are more isolated than ever before, even… Read More »How Can You Foster a Collaborative Spirit?
In 1968, Dr Laurence Peter published The Peter Principle. He said that, in any organization, employees will rise to their own level of incompetence. Kind… Read More »Avoiding the Peter Principle
The question was posed to me recently by an executive level client. He was upset that his project managers didn’t seem to want to go… Read More »How Do I Get My People To Be More Innovative?
A basic tenet of a military organization is the ability to pack up and move out quickly. Being proficient at that skill requires planning and… Read More »It’s Okay to Have Fun – In Fact it’s Necessary
Articles lamenting the failure of leadership training to produce lasting effects have become a regular addition to my article feeds. All sorts of experts are… Read More »Is Leadership Training Really Failing? If It Is, Here’s Why