March 1st, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

At a recent HR networking event I attended Alice Waagen, President of Workforce Learning LLC, presented on "The Top 5 Skills for Human Resource Professionals." One of her five struck ...more »

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

Managers have been sorely challenged in 2009 and this year to keep optimistic and not succumb to the ongoing, sometimes mind-numbing stress of work and, at best, tenuous job security. ...more »

February 11th, 2010 at 3:05 pm » Comments (0)

A professional speaker colleague of mine, Sam Geist, talks about the most important three feet for a sales person–that three foot distance lying between you and your customer. He even ...more »

February 8th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Last week President Barack Obama stood before the Republican House of Representatives caucus and took direct questions. This is a group that, from the President's perspective, has been opposing his ...more »

January 28th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Scads has been written about how to lead your people, keep them motivated, and mitigate the stress-and-worry effects of the recession. Here's a really comprehensive article from Workforce Management, entitled, ...more »

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

Hewitt Associates has just announced the results of their 2010 Best Employers in Canada study and it has some useful message for all companies. They assessed three factors: STAY – Willingness to ...more »

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

Brian Hayman, one of our associates at Fulcrum Associates, has penned some wisdom that I would like to quote: We write stories for ourselves in which we cast ourselves in leading ...more »

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

How often do you jump in and solve your employees' problems for them? Probably more often than you would like and, if you are like most other bosses, more frequently ...more »

January 4th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

One of my favorite quotes that gets at the essence of leadership comes from Stephen Covey. I often open with it in my leadership workshops and keynotes: You can't "lead" things. ...more »

December 21st, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I'm returning to the work of Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman one more time. They found a significant relationship between the degree to which a manager is strong in the ...more »