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Wherefore art thou, CEO??
CNNMoney.com recently reported the results of a surprising survey: Year-to-date CEO departures are up almost 10% from 2005. Up almost 10%. That’s a big increase. Ford Motor Company, HP (God, what a mess!), Viacom… all these are high profile organziations with recent...
The Week… In A-Rears: Jan 25, 2018
A look at relevant leadership news this past week. The government shutdown continues. The Libertarian in me says this should be great, since it means fewer government employees kicking around. The reality is, regardless of political persuasion, an emotional impasse...
Leadership 2019: A new year, let’s do it right!
2018 is in the can, finished. Stick a fork in it, it’s done. A new day has dawned. 2019 is here, we’re over a week into it already. Soon, we’ll be discussing how fast January flew by, then Q1. Have you made plans? Personal goals are great. Business objectives are...
The (not so) Great Communicator
In her book Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott writes, “The fundamental outcome of most communication is misunderstanding.” That’s never been truer than in today’s multi-generational, multi-cultural workplace. It’s a subject that is as old as the Tower of Babel itself,...
How’d you do last year?
Did you get the things accomplished that you set out to do at the beginning of the year? Most of them? Some of them? Any of them?? If so, great. If not, why not? Now–right now–is the best time to answer the following questions: Regarding those things successful last...
You Don’t ‘Create’ a Culture… You CHANGE It!
Speaking with a potential client, she asked about the process to “rebuild” their culture. The ensuing chat was interesting (I would call it “great!,” but the client hasn’t signed on yet…!) First, culture isn’t actually “rebuilt.” It exists — in complete form — in...
Investment in Leadership
Investment in training is growing faster than any other human capital or HR-related expenditure. That’s according to Mercer, a ridiculously large consulting firm connected to Marsh. Their recent survey showed that 51% of profitable firms (there’s a criteria for you)...
Fees, Fees, Everywhere, Fees!
I received the following question from an HR Director in the midwest: Contingency Fees: What’s the value? It seems that the fee percentage in permanent placement ranges from sometimes less than 20% to 30%+ of the candidate’s first years salary. So, what’s the diff??...
Leadership Laws: #5
In this final related blog entry, I’m closing out the “5 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” I outlined in a recent article. This fifth law is something we all wrestle with mightily. It’s caused many a manager or leader to be ineffective, or less than fully effective, and...
You make how much??
I was speaking with a group of HR folks last week, and the subject of candidate questions (when interviewing) came up. Someone said, “I only ask how much money the candidate wants, not how much they have made. That’s all that matters to me.” Many others agreed. Say...
All you need to know about incentives…
Someone recently asked me to give them a general overview of incentives. Never-mind the cliff-notes request format, we simply over-complicate this stuff. Understanding incentive compensation is simple, and is largely human nature: 1. That which is rewarded is...
7 Ways to Deal with a Malcontent — What’s that pain in my neck??
You know who I’m talking about, too. Those people who just never seem happy; who always see the negative even when the message is positive; who suspect ulterior motives regardless of act. They are the literal “pain in your neck.” Personally, I could recommend you just...
Leadership Laws: #4
In this and the final remaining blog entry, I’m expanding on the “5 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” I outlined in a recent article. The fourth law should be unnecessary — make your expectations — as a manager and leader — clear. And that’s “clear” as in crystal, not...
