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Leading Through the Storm
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
While putting the finishing touches on our new speech and supporting audio product for leaders (Leading Through the Storm), I’ve been on something of a listening tour with business leaders ... Read more..Job Interviews… Think of Them as a Well-Prepared Conversation
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Character, Leadership, Management, by Bill | No Comments »
For some time I’ve been writing and stumbling on a piece about job interviews (more stumbling than writing, I’m afraid, until now). Given that more people are seeking interviews now ... Read more..Employee Engagement (and Business Outcomes) Depend on Tough Love
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Management, by Bill | No Comments »
In today’s NY Times, Tom Friedman wrote a compelling piece “Start Up the Risk-Takers” in which he advocates that, “when it comes to helping companies, precious public money should focus on ... Read more..Smart Leaders Expect the Best. What Are You Expecting?
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Motivation, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
A couple months ago I did a post referencing a presentation to the Memphis Economics Club in which Bruce Scherr, the scary smart Chairman & CEO of Informa Economics made ... Read more..Stimulate This!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Well, now that the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been signed into law, the heavy lifting begins, amidst the hoopla and controversy over who has the most ... Read more..Who Are Your Stealth Stars?
Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | 1 Comment »
We’ve long maintained, in speeches, leadership seminars, and previous blog posts that leaders and organizations are well advised to periodically remind their “best” players that they are indeed special, and ... Read more..On Work and Management
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Management, Think About It..., by Bill | No Comments »
Some great insight on work and management... Bob Sutton's 15 "Things I Believe" on work and management: 1. Sometimes the best management is no management at all -- first do no harm! 2. ... Read more..“I Screwed Up”
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, by Bill | No Comments »
Two weeks into his term as President of the United States, Barack Obama uttered three words that, in all likelihood, he’d prefer not to have used, but they crossed his ... Read more..EFCA – More Real than You May Think
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 Posted in Management, by Bill | No Comments »
It is no accident that, in the past few weeks, it feels as though we’re being bombarded by television ads promoting the so called, “Employee Free Choice Act” (EFCA). We ... Read more..
