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I was talking with a client today about her senior management team - what they do well and what they don't do well. The company spends a lot - terms of resources and time in  0 comments
The modern workplace is filled with stress, constant change, rampant conflict and employee disgruntlement. But managers frequently assume it can be remedied with a simple,  0 comments
As managers seek ways to do more with less, to compete at the ever increasing levels required in a global high speed economy, they are frequently frustrated by employees who just  0 comments
A few days ago, I asked the following question on Twitter: What's the difference between procrastination and just-in-time? Here are a couple of the responses I got:@ronhubbard  0 comments
I have been talking about it.And tweeting about it.And writing about it—from the periphery.But I have not really posted about it. What is it? Nimbleness. Specifically, how does  0 comments
I was staring down at the table consciously trying to watch every move Jon made. Jon Racherbaumer is a fabulist and his specialty is card tricks. He was making a point.  0 comments
We’re not perfect, although some of us act like we are! The ways in which we handle our goof-ups, guffaws, screw-ups, bad decisions, miscalculations, and blunders are critical -  0 comments
It is now obvious that computer and telecommunications technologies are influencing every aspect of our lives in dramatic and inescapable ways.  And while we admire the  0 comments
If I read another article or post that starts with, “during these tough times,” I am going to scream. Let’s get with it, leaders, these times are why we exist.  The more we  1 comment
With all the research conducted in the name of management science, one question still remains that has perplexed managers for years: “Now that we know what enlightenment is and  0 comments
Although my latest book, Hip and Sage: How to Staying Smart, Cool, and Competitive in the Workplace is generally targeted at professionals and entrepreneurs 40-something and  2 comments
40,000 fingers are severed or slashed each year from the hands of textile and garment workers around the world. I wonder if one of those sliced, diced, nicked, squeezed, pressed,  0 comments
I have had the phrase, "they are all moments of truth," stuck in my head this week. Directed at myself, for the most part, I have been using this mantra to improve my focus and  0 comments
I watched a street artist completing his third rendition of the same portrait. I asked him why he was creating another version of what I thought was a fine piece of work. He said  0 comments
I thought it would be a good time to again share the podcast I did with legendary Dr. John Kotter last November about his book, A Sense of Urgency. I love a distinction he makes  0 comments
I arrived early for my meeting with Paul Millman, one of the founders of Chroma Technology Corp. a manufacturer of interference filters mostly used in bio-science research.  1 comment
I have been traveling over the last few days and three thoughts popped into my pea brain that I thought were worth sharing. Interestingly, they all can be organized under the  0 comments
What do you think you should hear when you do a better job than your peers of managing your budget and exceeding your goals? I did both and my boss told me that I was "cheap to  0 comments
Would you say that your work would be a whole lot easier if only your boss was different? Based on a recent conference presentation I delivered, called Managing Your Manger,  7 comments
I was reflecting on the best practices for developing senior leadership teams. Not the individuals, the team of leaders who drive the business forward (or backward). In helping  2 comments
 
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