By Richard Hadden and Bill Catlette Onboarding new talent- when done well – is probably the smartest thing you can do to preserve your investment in recruiting (which was the…
Category: Leadership
Time for Some Straight Talk About Returning to Onsite Work
As employers move people back to onsite work, it’s important to consider that this is an employEE’s market, not an employER’s. Swimming against the tide of the asserted will of…
Making Hybrid Work
The hybrid workforce model is the future of the workplace. Let’s get it right. Here’s how.
Notorious PSG - Podium Sanitizer Guy Rocks Inauguration Stage
The inauguration ceremony for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris produced more than a few goosebump moments for this presidential history buff, not the least of which was Lady Gaga’s high…
Part 2 - Making Working from Anywhere Work
On January 11, 2021, we published a list of six specific ideas we’ve learned from leaders who are having real success engaging and leading their remote and hybrid teams. You…
5 Ways Leaders Can Catch Lightning In a Bottle Via the Power of Positive Surprise
What workers commonly expect to happen in a job/from their boss: There will always be a few stars, a bunch of mediocrity, a few slugs, and at least one a-hole.I’ll…
Give Yourself and Someone Else a Holiday Present… An Apology
11.27.20 • memphis A question that I often ask of new coaching clients (business leaders of all stripes) very early in the relationship is, “To whom do you owe an…
Getting Serious About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, corporate America has professed fresh interest in the subject of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). I’m heartened by that, and especially so to…
Let Her Finish!
Let Her Finish! by Bill Catlette 10.08.20 • memphis Cutting someone off in mid-sentence is not far removed from cutting them off in traffic and forcing hard braking, evasive action,…
Leaders, Are You Adding Too Much Value?
memphis • 9.4.20 In his excellent book, “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”, author and executive coach extraordinaire, Marshall Goldsmith presents a list of twenty performance disruptors that,…