I’ve managed people for a long time, and although I have pretty good instincts, I really learned how to do it the old-fashioned way: by just getting … Read more
Become a Better Leader: What You Can Learn From the Strangest Question I’ve Ever Been Asked
Someone asked me a question out of nowhere yesterday — in a restroom of all places — that took me aback. It got me thinking about a very … Read more
Why Did We Like Steve Jobs as a Leader? Let’s Count the Reasons Why
Let me start this by saying Steve and I rarely got together for lunch or meetings (and by “rarely” I mean never). That doesn’t mean many of us don’t have … Read more
Before You Can Lead, You Have to Know How to Follow
Do you know what Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Kobe Bryant have in common? They are among the best NBA players to ever play of course, but they share … Read more
Occupy Wall Street? You Probably Just Work Hard and Occupy Your Cube
I’ve been trying to come up with a “take” on this whole “Occupy Wall Street” thing, and I really haven’t been able to. I get that people are upset at the … Read more
Corporate Crap and Office Politics: Why You Need to Learn to Fight Both
Corporate crap is all that extra, low-value work and random pressures that interfere with delivering on your job. It’s the stuff that drains your time and … Read more
The Key to a Strong Staffing Function: It’s Having a Strong CEO Behind Them
A couple of weeks ago, I was able to attend Microsoft’s Global Staffing Summit. Now, I’ll tell you that, traditionally, people like me … Read more
The Leadership Formula, Courtesy of That New Guy Over at Wendy’s
If you hear anyone talking or writing about leadership and the formula for leadership success, you would do well to pause and take a listen. That’s … Read more
The Six Steps For Dealing With an Angry Employee
Occasionally, into each life, a little rain must fall. In this case, the “rain” is an unhappy employee; this isn’t an “if,” it’s a “when” because, when you … Read more
Why Employers Need to Help Revive Our Emerging Workforce’s Work Ethic
By Eric Chester Imagine that you are walking alone across a vacant parking lot on a breezy day, when out of the corner of your eye you notice a crumpled-up … Read more