There is a certain image of a fearless leader. Maybe it’s General Patton storming through Europe in World War II or Tom Brady putting his team on his back to win a Super Bowl. Then when asked about their victory, they tell you how they always knew they’d be victorious and there was never a … Continue reading Fearless Leaders are Doomed to Fail
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Labor Day is Time to Be Accountable for Your Work
Monday marked the unofficial end of summer. No more cruising to the beach, laid back office vibes on Fridays and Mondays, and vacationing co-workers. Starting today, you are in the home stretch for your year. Time to dust off your review, goals, and bonus plans and measure where you are compared with where you are … Continue reading Labor Day is Time to Be Accountable for Your Work
Labor Day is Time to Be Accountable for Your Work
Yesterday marked the unofficial end of summer. No more cruising to the beach, laid back office vibes on Fridays and Mondays, and vacationing co-workers. Starting today, you are in the home stretch for your year. Time to dust off your review, goals, and bonus plans and measure where you are compared with where you are … Continue reading Labor Day is Time to Be Accountable for Your Work
Are You Credible?
In this age of viral videos, instant news, Look at Me stunts and constant posting of selfies, you have more exposure than ever before. You can create any persona that you want to be, post it and many people will believe that to be the real you. People are getting rich from followers and views … Continue reading Are You Credible?
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Sometimes there are no truer words when it comes to leading people. I work with a company that has hired five people for the same position over the last 7 years. It is a tough job in that the person has a lot of autonomy, it involves mostly computer work and has surge work but … Continue reading It’s Not You, It’s Me
Sometimes Being a Leader Means Saying Goodbye
There is a romantic notion that a leader is like a knight in shining armor. They can save anyone and anything in any situation and everybody will cheer their efforts and laud them a hero. As great as that sounds, that is not always the case. Sometimes, the best way for a leader to lead … Continue reading Sometimes Being a Leader Means Saying Goodbye
Yo! Millennials are People too!
That was the comment from one of our Millennial employees after our office was doing our usual bashing of his generation. And while it is easy to classify an entire group of people as lazy, self-absorbed, and coddled, it is very dangerous to do this as a leader. From the beginning of time, the establishment … Continue reading Yo! Millennials are People too!
When to Hire New Employees
New Year, New Beginnings. For almost 20% of the workforce, this is really true as January is one of the top months for new job starts. With over 87% of the workforce changing jobs within 5 years, that is a lot of turnover. While it seems to be easy to leave jobs, how do you … Continue reading When to Hire New Employees
Are You a Meeting Animal?
We all know that person who tries to dominate a meeting- answering rhetorical questions, making counterpoints to their own points, pushing their agenda without any chance for input. Then they instantly become disengaged when they are finished with their rant. They read their phone, start sidebar conversations, and fidget in their chair until their time … Continue reading Are You a Meeting Animal?
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