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The Missing Lesson in John Sculley’s Bloody Turf War
Business Insider recently named John Sculley one of the “fifteen worst CEOs of all time.” Little is said about the pathology that led to his stripping “rival” Steve Jobs of all power, essentially firing him. I often characterize disengagement as “going through the motions without thinking of motion’s consequences.” We […]
Why We Don’t Use Assessments
For most of us, work is the biggest relationship that we have. Why a relationship? When we launched Inspired Work, my work engagement company, the practice of using career assessments was quite popular. But an assessment only measures superficial aspects and truths about a person’s skills and probable best roles. […]
Upset with the News? Go Mentor a New World
Mentorship transforms lives. Mentorship has the power to dissolve disengagement and the scourge of underemployment. Mentorship is critical in preparing our young people for the future of work. Mentorship creates stellar careers and lives. Cynthia Fanning Juno was a fresh-faced associate attorney with one of LA’s leading law firms. A […]
The Shame Game with Corporate Culture
If global workforce engagement is only 13%, odds are that a number of workers in your organization are in a trance. Odds are also high that a consultant is standing in front of you telling you it is the fault of your culture. The fundamental problem around all of this […]
Does an Engaged CEO Ask or Dictate?
For years, we have been giving customized 360s to CEOs and senior leadership. However, we don’t send out a consultant to gather feedback. The participating executive does that. Prior to designing customized interviews, we invest a great deal of time learning details about each significant stakeholder relationship and business issues. […]
Practical optimism – Practical attraction
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right. – Henry Ford The most important conversation we are having is the conversation with ourselves. If we want to improve the quality of our lives…improve the conversation! Robert Maurer, the Director […]