Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, is rallying women to pursue leadership positions in business and government despite their fears. In urging women to “Lean In,” she points repeatedly to the confidence of men. She contends that men pursue new jobs and opportunities even if they don’t feel 100% capable of doing the work....Read More
Ten thousand baby-boomers reach 65 years of age every day, a numeral that makes you ‘of retirement age.’ You hear this startling fact every few minutes on prime time television. AARP is all over this. But who among you thought this time would arrive so abruptly, a phase of life we associate more with our...Read More
That’s the question many of you face today. You and your colleagues are frustrated with endlessly long hours, small or non-existent raises, lower bonuses, frequent reorganizations, staff cuts, hiring freezes and a management mantra that people simply have to learn how to do more with less, an edict that insults an employee’s intelligence. While you’re wondering...Read More
This article was first published by HR Executive Online on April 10, 2013. Mike Rice, the former men’s basketball coach for Rutgers University, has been plastered and chastised in the media for exhibiting abusive behavior toward his players that included homophobic slurs. After a fine and three-game suspension four months ago, he was fired when...Read More
Management has always professed that people are a company’s most valuable asset. However, demonstrations of that belief are hard to find. A leader who wants to grow human capital needs to apply approaches identified in a University of North Carolina Executive Development ideas@work article. Based on their research, here are the straightforward approaches the three...Read More
Last week I wrote about the positive correlation between a leader’s character and financial returns. This week I discuss the value of a compassionate leader. Similarly, Christina Boedker of the Australian School of Business found a ‘positive link between productivity and compassionate leadership.’ She found the ‘greatest influence on profitability and productivity is the ability...Read More
I have the pleasure of knowing Fred Kiel, founder of the international coaching and leadership firm KRW. Fred is well-known for his books on Moral Intelligence. Just recently he presented at TEDxBGI, during which he showed that leadership character demonstrably leads to higher financial returns. Moreover, he gave us clear criteria for what constitutes character...Read More
With Super Bowl LXVII fast approaching, it made me wonder about what makes a group of individuals perform as a superb team. Tom Landry, famed coach of the Dallas Cowboys, said “A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so...Read More
Those of you who read my blogs know I write often about the human aspects of IT project failures and the lack of open discussion between technologists and their business colleagues. Well, here comes some more evidence. Information Week published an article entitled “Heroes Wanted,” which is about the unfortunate lack of technological innovation at...Read More
Have you ever considered how coaching can change businesses and change lives? Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House and Phillip Sandahl make their case for these effects through the process of ‘co-active coaching.’ In this week’s blog, I examine the primary facets of their approach, trusting it will help me as a coach and you as either...Read More
