No matter how much individuals like their jobs, they’re entitled to be paid. Years ago the company my father was an executive with was purchased in a hostile takeover. The new owners were unable to deliver the paychecks on payday. Their response was, “They’ll just have to wait ‘til Monday.” “My people can’t wait until [Read more…]

Last week I shared with you a top CEO’s belief that his ability to listen is the key to his success. Throughout the week I continued to think about the topic of leadership and found myself going back to an author I have admired for years. John Maxwell is considered an expert in the area of leadership. He speaks on the [Read more…]

Who needs to learn to say “thank you” and praise the work of associates? According to a recent Wall Street Journal article the partners of the prestigious law firm Sullivan & Cromwell. (To read responses to the article go to the WSJ Law Blog.) The situation was so troublesome partners were educated with a slide presentation about the topic. Are they the only? Is this problem industry specific? Absolutely not. [Read more…]

The job market in many parts of the United States and the world is shifting for the better. I have a number of clients and colleagues who are voluntarily choosing to make a move, often for more money and a better title. It should put all of us who work with and for others on constant alert. [Read more…]

I mentioned in last week’s Competitive Edge Report that I had attended a four-day Information Marketing Summit in Atlanta. Initially I thought the takeaways might only be for my entrepreneurial clients but after further examination it has become clear to me that the ideas are just as applicable in a corporate setting as they are for a sole practitioner. [Read more…]

Whether you are leading a major initiative, trying to get your team to the next level, or attempting to corral a group of volunteers, there are three important steps every leader needs to apply to ensure a positive outcome and invested participants. [Read more…]

In good and bad employment times, it seems certain people can locate, attract, and select the best. Whether they’re looking for a new CEO, to fill a line position, or searching out the best childcare worker, some employers seems to get the right results. Why is that? Are they just plain lucky? I say it has nothing to do with luck. What is critical is to avoid a few common hiring mistakes so many of us make. [Read more…]

While I was on vacation in Japan, I saw a group of students walking across a garden pond on stepping stones. It reminded me of an important piece of recognition I received. I knew I had to have a picture. [Read more…]

No matter what type of workplace you choose to operate in, you undoubtedly have to manage people. They might be direct reports, clients or customers, interns, freelancers, vendors, colleagues, and of course the often most challenging of all, your boss or business partner. [Read more…]

When working with managers and executives in a coaching relationship, I’m often struck as to how naïve some are to the realities of the day-to-day operating on the job and the politics of the workplace.

All too often people tell me how many hours they work and about all the effort they expend. They’ll dwell on the amount of the stress they “put up with” or the [Read more…]