The Two Sides Of Employee Engagement

So many things can go wrong in traditional performance review systems.  You can have everything from the manager who is a pleaser and does not want to hurt feelings to some bitter person who blows you up unfairly in a 360.  This was a great post by Sean Graber and Read more

7 Everyday Gifts For Your Family

I am a horrible gift giver.  I guess I have to admit that I don’t know what people really want and even if I did, I still don’t nail it.  This time of the year makes me very nervous.  However, there are some gifts that are needed all during the Read more

Great Leaders Know They’re Not Perfect

Every day we are all asking ourselves the question How am I doing?   The place you go for the answer will determine your success.  Many of us set the bar too high and therefore live with a sense of ongoing failure.  Ron Carlucci in the HBR shares some great Read more

Why Real Talk Matters As Leaders

Most of us are very good at telling someone what they want to hear.  In reality, that means that we are afraid of telling the truth or we have simply given up on the leader and don’t care.  Both of these are unacceptable outcomes and a place where any character Read more

Problems With The Boss

All of us have worked at some point in time for someone who at worst just could not get it done or at best was personality challenged.   We come into our jobs with the hope that we can be a part of the solution and yet there are times when Read more

The Untold Secret Of Great Leaders

The celebrity super outgoing leadership style was desired by all but found by few.  It was assumed they had IT and the rest of us did not.  The groundbreaking research by Jim Collins destroyed this myth maybe more than any other.  Courtney Seiter does a great job of taking this Read more

Big Hairy Audacious Goals

There has always been a delicate balance in goal setting between what can be done and what could be done.  Goals should be realistic and achievable but they also must be courageous and challenging.  Safe is not good enough anymore and we must be willing to take risks that stretch Read more