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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 »

Great Management Tips for these Uncertain Times

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 »

Recent Research: 2-Way Communication and Engaged Employees

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 »

We’re Leading Now the Way We Must in the Future. That’s Good!

December 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

McKinsey & Company did an online survey of 734 executives in September to compare "the most important behaviors for managing corporate performance" in the future–once the good times start rolling ...more »

Hey, Employers. Will Your People Be Staying with You?

November 30th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

There is mounting evidence that many full-time employees, especially the best ones, are not happy with the way they have been treated during this horrendous downturn. A recent article in ...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 »

Archetypes, Blind Spots and Court Jesters

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 »

Leader, You May Be Distracted at the Moment

September 14th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

These, of course, are precariously challenging economic times. Executives in organizations and owners of smaller businesses get up each morning with a day of wrestling particularly vicious alligators to look ...more »