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New Behavior for CEOs and Human Resources
BLOW UP HR AGAIN? How to solve a dilemma with the right partner Reading Harvard Business Review and The Atlantic provides an illusion that I possess at least an additional 10 points of IQ. Last year, HRB published, “It’s Time To Blow Up HR and build something […]
Irrevocable Happiness – What’s in it for You?
In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy urged Americans to think about how we measure what makes a country great in new ways. He said the Gross National Product doesn’t measure the health of our children, the beauty of our poetry, our courage, our wisdom, or our compassion. “It measures everything […]
Everyone Sees You
“You can build a much more wonderful company on love than you can on fear.” Kip Tindell, The Container Store The new transparency opens the doors and sheds a spotlight on the behavior of virtually every employer. As a result, pressure is now on organizations to build democratic cultures. […]
A Life Raft for Mid-Manager
IN A RECENT Harvard Business School study, mid-managers emerged as the most disengaged of all workers. This isn’t a big surprise. Mid-managers are overworked, undervalued and are the most at-risk employees during lay-offs. Academics and business authors routinely suggest that we get rid of them. Mid-managers used to be […]
A Life Raft for Mid-Managers
In a recent Harvard Business School study, mid-managers emerged as the most disengaged of all workers. This isn’t a big surprise. Mid-managers are overworked, undervalued and are the most at-risk employees during lay-offs. Academics and business authors routinely suggest that we get rid of them. Mid-managers used to be the […]
Why You Need to Become a Surfing Coach!
Happy New Year! For those of us who have learned how to adapt well to change, one of the most urgent ways we can serve others is to inspire and support them to change themselves. Lest this statement be interpreted as a little high concept, let’s take a look at the […]
A Marine General Steps Into His Unexpected Life
Mel Spiese has devoted his entire life to doing the right thing. That one serendipitous commitment has led to a rightness and integrity that shows up in every aspect of his being. He grew up in a very loving and supportive family. But, they didn’t push him to excel. At […]
Blow Up Hr – Again?
I love Harvard Business Review. Between The Atlantic Review and HBR help me appear to have at least an additional 10 IQ points. However, this months cover story “It’s Time To Blow Up HR and build something new” offers little in terms of new thought and misses the boat on the most critical […]
Why We Are Not Hiring Veterans
As we complete the Memorial Day Holiday take a moment to consider that all of us could do more to support veterans. After World War II, veterans were treated with a sense of honor and respect that inspired an entire country to support their return to civilian life. But, America’s growing ambivalence […]
The Critical Link Between Motivation & Curiosity
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” Eleanor Roosevelt Real motivation and curiosity are inextricably linked. The best leaders and sales people that I know build their success on a […]