Six Steps for Climbing the Management Ladder
A few days ago I received a short note containing the following question from one of our readers: “I am just a simple, low-level manager, so I do not always have the chance to put all of your techniques into place. I have read your first book and I actually believe and try to internalize […]
Five Steps for Making Your Leadership Like a Blast of Fresh Air
In his book, Leapfrogging, Soren Kaplan reminds us that, “the human brain is wired to appreciate positive surprise.” He goes on to say that, when we experience such a surprise, three things happen: We want more of it. We want to find out how and why it works We want to tell others about it so […]
Things My Mom Taught Me About Leadership
Over the course of her life, my mother taught me more about leadership than any class I ever took on the subject, or any one boss I’ve worked for. The lessons were usually prompted by life experiences that she seized on as teachable moments. Her last lesson for me, now permanently seared into my being, […]
Optimism is an Essential Requirement for Leadership
Earlier this week, in the first game of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, the Chicago Bulls, absent three of their star players, traveled to Miami and beat the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat in their own building. I think it’s fair to say that a lot of basketball fans were stunned by the outcome. […]
4 Questions to Ask Your Prospective Recruiter
By Erin Osterhaus, Software Advice. It’s hard to evaluate a third-party recruiter in advance. The ultimate test, of course, is whether the recruiter brings you high-quality candidates. But you won”t know this until you’ve worked with that recruiter for months. You”ll certainly want to choose a recruiter who has experience hiring in your industry for the […]
Fat Bastards Please Report to the Corner Office… Bring Your Health Data or Your Wallet
A recent Huffington Post report highlighted a policy change at CVS Caremark, whereby workers who use the company’s health insurance program will be strongly encouraged, ‘er coerced to get a health assessment (height, weight, body mass index, blood pressure, et. al.) AND to make the results available to a firm that provides benefits support to their employer. […]
Back on the Ranch at Yahoo
One needn’t look far this week to hear the cries of anguish, and claims that Yahoo boss, Marissa Mayer is taking the company and its workers back to the stone age with her decision that, in the near future, Yahoo staffers need to get back to work, literally. Not so fast. Granted, telecommuting has its advantages, […]
On ObamaCare, Employers, and the Full-Time vs. Part-Time Decision
With full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) now within sight, every organization with a payroll and a modicum of good sense is getting serious about determining their strategy and tactics with respect to the act. Some have already decided to go ahead and upgrade their health care insurance programs […]
Employee Engagement Fundamentals Haven’t Changed
Do you remember your first job? If you”re like roughly half of us in today”s workforce (myself included), you were most likely in your teens, and the job was part-time. And if you”re like me, while you earned a little, you learned a lot. Although participation in the youth labor force has declined steadily since […]
Everybody Else is Doing It
Last week, in his coming out confession before Oprah Winfrey and a yawning world, cyclist Lance Armstrong implied that, when it occurred, he didn’t feel that his persistent cheating in cycling competitions was wrong because everyone else was doing it. A day or so later, invoking the example of her older sister, my three year […]