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This is a summing up in a series discussing whether Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers still holds in light of today’s modern workforce.
In a comment on the prequel to this series Phil Gerbyshak said, “I agree wholeheartedly that great managers have BOTH qualities…though I know […]
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Much of the best leadership advice is classic and often lays the groundwork for more modern interpretations. This isn’t always good, but it certainly works in The Offsite, which bills itself as A Leadership Challenge Fable.
In it, Robert H. Thompson presents the philosophy taught in Jim Kouzes’ and Barry Posner’s 1987 The […]
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If you have less than 100 people and your company is in the US you are, by definition, a small business.
Without your vision, hard work and sheer guts our country would be in far worse shape and our lives would lose much of their richness and depth.
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Turnover is enormously expensive but turnover rarely stems from salary issues; high salaries won’t buy a strong, motivated workforce and money certainly doesn’t buy loyalty.
I’ve yet to see it fail that when people join a company mainly for the money (in whatever form) they will quickly leave for […]
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When I wrote about Ken Meador, CEO of TWR Lightening for my other blog I called him to clarify a few things. Ken is one of those great executives who actually return their voice mail and he and I had a great time talking—it’s always fun talking […]
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Yesterday you learned 5 things that a leader should do in a layoff, but what about after? Whether you think of yourself as a leader or a manager you need to deal not just with the casualties, but with the survivors—many of whom are walking wounded.
Morale and productivity […]
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Sadly, the United States has lost its lead in many areas to Europe, and it seems like another is in the process of falling.
“Last week marked the 22nd anniversary of the glass ceiling’s entrance into our vernacular — a phrase which cleverly described the invisible but extensive impediments […]
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In January offered up kudos to Sam Zell for his approach to changing Tribune’s corporate culture, including a clear, blunt, slightly irreverent employee handbook, as a major part of turning the company around.
Definitely not your typical media mogul, but it’s so nice to hear a CEO who isn’t […]
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Although the stats are Canadian, I doubt that they’re significantly different in the US or other countries.
The results of Waterstone Human Capital’s annual corporate culture study give an interesting insight on senior executive thinking when it comes to corporate culture.
“This year, a whopping 95% of executives […]
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Yet another article, this one from Australia, bemoaning the fact that women aren’t showing up in the executive ranks.
“How is it that women, who are at least as well educated as men these days, represent only 12 per cent of ASX 200 executive managers? Why have women been […]
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