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Leadership Articles
Three Stunning Leadership Trends That Should Give Hope To Workers Everywhere
“The future ain't what it used to be." – Yogi Berra Directly or indirectly, the common theme expressed in everything...
The Single Greatest Reason The World’s Workforce Is Disengaged
“No problem can be solved until it is reduced to some simple form. The changing of a vague difficulty into a specific,...
Act Swiftly On Performance Problems
Procrastination is the enemy of the leader.... When I was ten-years-old, I became a paperboy. Six days a week – all...
These Days, We’re All Disgruntled Workers
The average Goldman Sachs employee earns in excess of $350,000 per year, and we're assured Greg Smith, who most...
Why Leaders Owe Greg Smith A Debt Of Gratitude
There is something in the pang of change. More than the heart can bear, Unhappiness remembering happiness. Euripides...
Digital Pats On The Back Can’t Replace Authentic Recognition
A recent CNN Money article titled, “A digital pat on the back from the boss: What’s it worth? “ is a great reminder...
Employees Know Your Leadership Shortcomings
Whenever I’m speaking to a large business group, I ask everyone to play a made-up game we call, “We Know That Boss!”...
Aim High!
“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” American inventor, Charles F....
To Give Is To Get
A leadership development consultant my company hired several years back had an interesting theory. It was her...
The Greatest Recognition I’ve Ever Received
Early in my career, I was asked to conduct a pilot. A consultant recommended that my bank experiment with outbound...
Effectively Responding To Problems Strengthens You As A Leader
My father set an insane example for how to effectively respond to problems in life. For starters, he had no scale. ...