Carson, the son of a friend of mine, is an MBA whose passion centers on business mergers and acquisitions. Two years ago, Carson accepted a position with … Read more
The Bane of Businesses: Fighting Learned Helplessness in Your Workforce
A paralyzing virus is lurking within many organizations, and it is solely responsible for countless failed transformations. It answers to the name “learned … Read more
How to Keep Teamwork From Becoming Group Think – and Make Smart Decisions, Too
“Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that’s something we need to … Read more
How Much Can We Really Demand of the People We Hire?
A few weeks ago I interviewed for a job there was no way in hell I’d ever get. Of course, that fact wasn’t apparent to me at first. But by the second … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Should Great Employees Want to Work For You?
If you don’t know, it’s time to find out. How many of these items should be on your Top 10 List of reasons why a great employee should want to work for … Read more
Three Things That Leadership Is NOT
Leadership — or the lack of it — has been the theme of the last decade. From political pundits, to convention keynoters, to sports team coaches, everybody … Read more
How Employee Connections Drives Better Engagement
“Connection” is a basic human need, residing on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs just above physical safety. According to Daniel Pink’s book Drive, when Robert … Read more
Instead of Trying to Motivate Your Employees, Help Them Learn How to Change
“How can I motivate my employees to ________ (work harder, be safer, be healthier, participate, etc.)? is a futile question. Research has shown … Read more
The Differences Between Managers Who Motivate and Those Who Demoralize
I’ve never met a manager who intended to demoralize their staff. Many do, but that’s not their intention. In talking with them or those who report to them, … Read more
Only Time Will Tell If You REALLY Believe That Employees Come First
There are only three agenda items at our executive meetings: People, sales, and profit. In what order I asked? “That is the order,” was the response. … Read more