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Not Only Purchasing Will be Effected

June 21st, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

In the latest Newsweek magazine, an article entitled The Richer Sex reminds us of the rapidly growing purchasing power of women around the planet and how some (but not enough, ...more »

This Leader’s Lesson–Culture and Collaboration

June 14th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

In a recent piece in Newsweek Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers was asked, "How are you a different CEO today than you were in 1995, when you first moved into ...more »

The Last 10%

June 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Seth Godin recently wrote a blog post about how our true expertise and professionalism is reflected when we do what's needed to be one of the best, in that top ...more »

It Pays to Attend to Your Organization’s Talent

May 3rd, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

The Hackett Group completed last year a 3-year Talent Management Performance study that showed how Global 1000 level companies that invest in and develop more comprehensive talent management capabilities yield benefits ...more »

A Gap in Your Senior Leadership Bench Strength

April 12th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (1)

The baby boomer cohort (commonly accepted age range: 46-64) are the proverbial pig-in-the-python, demographically speaking. Economists raise the alarm of a looming shortage of workers when the "pig" has passed ...more »

Up and Down…between the Balcony and the Dance Floor

April 8th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (2)

Ron Heifetz and his co-authors, in their excellent book, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, (see my earlier post) presented this vivid and easy-to-remember visual image which they apply to the ...more »

Leading and Managing: Are They Really So Different

March 29th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I'm deep in the middle of Henry Mintzberg's new book, Managing. While not a light read, he does take his typically provocative stand: Instead of distinguishing managers from leaders, we should ...more »

Looking for Leadership in ALL the Right Places

March 11th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I began my career in the airline industry. I hit a spell when I was languishing in an uninspiring job, wasn't growing, and truth-be-told, wasn't trying very hard to change ...more »

Is the Coaching Client Ready?

February 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente (University of Rhode Island) developed a Stages of Change Model that for 30 years has helped therapists and counsellors work effectively with clients with addiction. ...more »

People Still Need the Basics

January 18th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

It amazes me how often when considering a leadership development initiative, a prospective client will ask us for "something new." They will say, "Oh, we did the Myers-Briggs before. Haven't ...more »