“Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Long-Time COO, Becomes First Woman On Its Board Of Directors.” That was the breathless announcement coming from CNBC this … Read more
What Great Olympians Can Teach Us About Building a Start-Up Culture
Bleacher Report recently put together a list of the 30 Greatest Athletes in Summer Olympics History. Sitting on top of the list was 14-time gold medalist … Read more
What Kind of Company Culture Do You Have: Recognition or Repression?
I write often about company culture, especially about the importance of creating a culture of recognition in which employees choose to engage. But let’s … Read more
How to Maximize Millennials According to, Well, Millennials
In this highly entertaining infographic produced as a joint effort between the University of North Carolina Business School and the Young Entrepreneurs … Read more
Undersea Leadership Lessons From Filmmaker James Cameron
Business leaders must dig deep like explorer and filmmaker James Cameron. He’s known by most of us as an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and Hollywood … Read more
Company Values: They’re No Good Unless They’re Visible in Your Daily Work
I think it’s a fairly safe bet to say most companies today have defined set of core values – behaviors and ideals the executive team has invested a good … Read more
Lead Like Braveheart: How to Inspire Heroic Effort From Your Employees
Your leadership style profoundly affects how your employees handle both micro and macro challenges. Your leadership style affects whether they face the … Read more
Employee Engagement: 9 Tips to Help Employees and Leaders Achieve More
By Timothy R. Clark Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer conducted an interesting study that looked at what employees are thinking and feeling as they go … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What Managers Need to Tell Those Who Work For Them
By Mel Kleiman The single most important person that an employee manages is themselves. If they can’t manage themselves, then we hired the wrong person. … Read more
The Lessons of Custer: 5 Things to Consider on “Bad Management Day”
Once upon a time, I made the case we should celebrate June 25 as “Bad Management Day,” a day when we reflect on all the terrible management decisions made … Read more