Leadership, Pornography, and a Visit to Justice Stewart (July 7, 2010)
Do you know leadership when you see it?
Succession Planning, Part 2: Remaining Basic Steps (May 26, 2010)
Two remaining basic steps for effective succession planning.
Succession Planning: Some Basic Steps (April 30, 2010)
Two basic steps to initiate effective succession planning.
If Your Company Needs First Aid, Don't Cry for Help. (March 30, 2010)
Why it's essential that someone stand out from the crowd in your company.
Lost Jobs Aren't the Problem. They're the Symptom. (February 26, 2010)
Why focussing on lost jobs is shortsighted.
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If Experience is the Best Teacher, What Did You Learn from the Great Recession? (December 30, 2009)
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." - Winston Churchill.
"Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high." - Norwegian proverb
Is Failure Truly Not an Option? (November 30, 2009)
Why education is so important to nation-wide succession planning.
Now More than Ever, Offer One Hand to Shake and One Throat to Squeeze (October 23, 2009)
A simple philosophy for leading during these tough times, even if you don't have people to lead.
Why You Should Know What Your Leaders Do. (September 25, 2009)
Forget about what leaders are; focus on what leaders do.
Do Your Leader Vacuums Need a Cleaning? (August 31, 2009)
Real leaders abhor vacuuming.
How Big is Your Blind Spot? (June 26, 2009)
Do you know what you need to know?
I'm No Susan Boyle or Captain Kirk (May 27, 2009)
Forget about singing or flying a starship. Let's get back to basics.
Leadership Lessons from The Economic Meltdown
(April 16, 2009)
We highlight a handful of leadership lessons learned from the recession.
What You Learn by Playing Poker (March 25, 2009)
Bob Silverstein (organizational crisis and change consultant), discusses the practical applications of studying and playing No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker.
Experience is Teaching, Now. (February 26, 2009)
We add a missing piece of the developmental puzzle.
Fear: Maybe not a Friend, but a Reliable Companion (January 28, 2009)
We face the unavoidable truth about fear, pressure, and personal development.
How Will You Be Successful in 2009? (December 29, 2008)
We'll avoid a New Year's resolution, and ask a question, instead.
Are You Staying Relevant? (November 25, 2008)
Go beyond skills, knowledge, and expertise; the key is staying relevant.
Leaders During Stress and Under Stress (October 28, 2008)
Suggestions for leading during stressful times.
Leadership Development By Yourself, By the Book (September 29, 2008)
Suggestions for leaders who are developing themselves on their own.
Why Getting Buy-in Isn't Enough (August 28, 2008)
Getting buy-in is never enough if you truly want to have a sustained impact for whatever initiative you're leading.
What's Your Leadership Process? (July 30, 2008)
The value of having a proven process to develop your current and next generation of leaders.
Who's the Landscape Leader in Your Company? (June 30, 2008)
Why you'll find leadership development in your own backyard, literally.
Why Emotional Intelligence is Overrated (May 28, 2008)
How the topic of emotional intelligence has blurred the definition of excellence in leadership.
Why You Shouldn't Wear My Velour Shirt (April 24, 2008)
Why attracting employees and velour shirts are both limited in their usefulness.
Do You Date or Do You Marry Your Employees? (March 26, 2008)
Why some companies tend to focus more on attracting employees than retaining them.
Immigration (February 26, 2008)
An interview Robert Divine, attorney with Baker Donelson and leader of the firm's Immigration practice group.
jonnee duznt reed (January 30, 2008)
The decline of reading in the US and its impact on people and on business.
Will You Disappear in 2014? (December 31, 2007)
The US government details the impending talent shortage.
Got Milk? Got Talent? (November 30, 2007)
The value of having talent by the gallons.
Which Are More Valuable: Laptops or Employees? (October 31, 2007)
Examining what we think, what we believe, and what we value.
Talent Management Is Risk Management (September 28, 2007)
Managing your company's talent is also managing risk.
Why Consistency Kills Careers (August 30, 2007)
The risk of remaining true to oneself.
Hugging the Anchor of the Titanic (July 27, 2007)
On personal change, Newton, inertia, consistency, and tragedy.
Why Employees Are Like Children (June 29, 2007 - PDF file)
The similarities between employees and our children.
Promotion? No Thanks; I'll Take the Divorce Instead. (May 31, 2007 - PDF file)
The paradoxical nature of promotions, and what you can do to ensure yours is a success.
Self-Help Books Sell Because They Don't Work (April 24, 2007 - PDF file)
The critical weakness of most self-help books, and why it's important to put the book down, and get out of the tub.
Being A Versatile Leader (March 28, 2007 - PDF file)
An interview with Rob Kaiser, Partner in Kaplan Devries: Part 2 of 2
Versatile Leadership: Do You Under-Do or Over-Do? (February 26, 2007 - PDF file)
An interview with Rob Kaiser, Partner in Kaplan Devries: Part 1 of 2
Think Outside the Buzzword (January 23, 2007)
Go beyond skills, knowledge, and expertise; the key is staying relevant.
Is Your Talent Pipeline Like My Sock Drawer? (December 20, 2006)
A critical vulnerability confronts many organizations.
Yes, Virginia, There Really Is a Labor Shortage. (November 30, 2006)
"Dr. Ben" Bernanke, US Fed Chairman, discusses the pending labor shortage.
The Tuba and Why Motivation is a Waste of Time (October 31, 2006)
Why motivation is a waste of time
The A, B, C & D’s for First-Time Leadership Development (September 26, 2006)
Four basic essentials for first-time leadership development
Is Rational Decision-Making an Illusion? The Impact of Framing. (August 29, 2006)
How "framing" impacts, and even undermines, our ability to make rational decisions
It’s Not the Pursuit of Happiness; It’s the Avoidance of Loss. (July 25, 2006)
The human tendency for loss avoidance and why it makes change management and change implementation so difficult
Rats Can't. Humans Can…But Not Always. (June 29, 2006)
The unfortunate difference between rats and humans
Science, Technology, and the Shortage of Talent (May 30, 2006)
An interview with Dr. G. Todd Wright, Laboratory Director of the Savannah River National Laboratory
Where Have All the Burning Platforms Gone? (April 27, 2006)
The concept of the burning platform, what it is, why it’s used, and how its relevance and impact have changed in recent years
Leadership Development is a Discontinuous, not an Evolutionary, Process. (March 29, 2006)
Becoming a better leader may look as if it happens gradually, but upon closer inspection, we know, even intuitively, that this is not so.
A Potentially Larger Crisis: Not Just a Shortage of Leaders, but a Shortage of Leadership Ability (February 24, 2006)
There is troubling data that strongly suggest that the shortage of talent is truly that, a shortage or lack of ability.
Organizational Savvy: Companies, men, women and you (January 30, 2006)
An interview with Marty Seldman, author and expert on Organizational Savvy: Part 2 of 2
Organizational Savvy: What it is & Why you need it (December 29, 2005)
An interview with Marty Seldman, author and expert on Organizational Savvy: Part 1 of 2
Your Best Talent: Not Just an Asset, But a Machine (November 28, 2005)
Leadership Courage, Whistle-blowing, HR, and First-time Leaders (October 28, 2005)
An interview with Mike Feiner, former Pepsi CPO: Part 2 of 2
Leadership: You know the "what". But do you know the "how"? (September 21, 2005)
An interview with Mike Feiner, former Pepsi CPO: Part 1 of 2
HR at the Crossroads; HR in the Crosshairs (August 29, 2005)
Will There Really Be a Leadership Shortage? (July 29, 2005)
People Leave Bosses, Not Companies, Right? (June 24, 2005)
The Value of a Good Education: Knowing What You Need to Learn (May 20, 2005)
Quality Talent: The Impact of 0% Unemployment (April 26, 2005)
Rigorous Leadership: Making People Decisions…Now (March 23, 2005)
The Key to Leadership Success (February 25, 2005)
Carly and the Other (February 9, 2005)
Carly Fiorina on Leadership (January 31, 2005)