October 29th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Leadership expert Dan McCarthy recently posted on his blog ten questions–and answers–drawn from the book 100 Things You Need to Know: Best People Practices for Managers & HR. They are well ...more »

October 26th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

In July, 2009, Booz Allen Hamilton published an interesting study of leaders in the U.S. Federal Government, entitled "What It Takes to Change Government." The goal was to determine how ...more »

October 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

In a recent Business Week article entitled Leadership: How to Ask the Right Questions, coaching expert Gary Cohen makes the statement: Before getting into answer mode, ask "Whose decision is it?" ...more »

October 19th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I am once again inspired by The Washington Post's feature, The Question, this time in the October 18 edition. Given all the recent hoo-haw about Barack Obama receiving the Nobel ...more »

October 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)

The energetic author, Daniel Pink, has a new book coming out at the end of the year. It's called Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. I expect it ...more »

October 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Movies, plays and stories from the middle ages often include a character called the "jester." He was the only one at the royal court who could speak the truth about ...more »

October 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I know you have had an experience similar to this. During a recent planning meeting of a volunteer group the conversation was flowing, people were at ease, light hearted opening pleasantries ...more »