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TW 2010 Global Workforce Study-Comment #1

May 20th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

It's that time of year again when TowersWatson (formerly TowersPerrin) publishes its always informative Global Workforce Study. The 2010 report, conducted between November/09 and January/10, covered 20,000 full time employees ...more »

True Leaders Leave a Huge Hole

April 19th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

I was struck by a local news item in The Washington Post on Brian Betts, a model middle school principal, who was found gunned down in his home. While the ...more »

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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

The inaugural issue of The Korn/Ferry Institute's quarterly journal, Briefings on Talent & Leadership, has an article on one of the giants in the study of Leadership, Warren Bennis. Apparently ...more »

The Truth that Hurts but Will Help Us Cope

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 »

Stepping into the Lion’s Den

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 »

At the Core of Developing Our Leaders

November 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm » Comments (0)

In their wonderful (nay, more than wonderful–exciting–if you are into leadership development) new book, Immunity to Change, Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey lay out three easy-to-understand levels (which they call ...more »

A Nobel Prize for Leadership?

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 »