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Leaders and managers: Nothing in common
Managers are one of the core business diseases of the Industrial Age. They are sacred cows who have been around only for a little over a century but who should go away as quickly as possible.
Leaders are climbing the consciousness mountain
Many business leaders are becoming more intentionally conscious, and the result is businesses that do more for their customers and communities while growing and thriving.
Optimize for Millenials?
Unless you just crawled out of the primordial ooze, you’ve heard a lot about how you must optimize your business to make Millennials happy. Coddling, free time and pet-happy policies are mentioned often. What to do?
Retire — or rewire?
For his whole career John built an arsenal of achievements that did not end once he became a C-suite executive. His success was noted in a number of ways. But then he decided to retire.
The fine line between confidence and hubris
I admit to having an affinity for aw-shucks people. I’ve met combat veterans who aren’t fond of attention and will tell you they were just doing their job-- of getting shot at to protect you and me.
Some thoughts on management
My advice to managers: Everybody is scrambling for recognition. Take this stuff out of the equation by making it the same for all at the same level. Treat everyone the way they deserve to be treated.
Gender: A boardroom Issue
Women comprise nearly 51 percent of the U.S. population and hold 47 percent of the nation’s jobs. Scan the rolls of the boards of directors of U.S.-based publicly held companies, however, and the number of women is comparably quite meager.
You can't have it all
Whoever said you can have it all either had a small wish list or a small capacity for reason. “You can have it all” has two different sources, greed or fear. Neither is healthy.
Women in business and on boards
Perhaps it is our own fear of debt and leverage that is preventing women-owned businesses growing as quickly as male-owned businesses. As women, we bring a different perspective and attitude to the business landscape.
Drafting handbook policies that pass muster
All employers, union and non-union alike, should think about making a thorough review of their employee handbook and policies in light of a recent report on employer workplace rules by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) General Counsel, Richard Griffin.
Top three ways to fuel your fire
Passion is what fuels your fire and helps you step out on the edges of your comfort zone. It drives you do more and play bigger. Unless you lose it.
Shareholder communications…
While the board has traditionally been the focal point for communications around governance issues, shareholders are now successfully pushing efforts to engage the board in strategy and capital allocation issues.
