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7 actions that create more effective managers
Leadership, whether good or bad, has a trickle-down effect. How leaders treat the managers they hire has a direct effect not only on the...
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How to achieve your 2014 leadership goals
It’s that time of year when many of us, with the best of intentions will write a leadership development plan, or establish goals for...
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Whose leadership style do you emulate today, and why?
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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Speak first to declare the high ground
I have always advised leaders to be the last to speak up about important issues to allow others to state their points of view....
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Part 2 of the values schism: Corporate America needs to get real
In my last post about how there is a growing schism between the values held by employees and those held by their employers, and...
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Leadership self-control: 3 ways to avoid losing your cool
It’s tough to respect a leader who’s always losing his cool. Case in point: during college, I worked in a family-owned Italian restaurant whose...
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Employee engagement: One size can’t fit all
Employee engagement was one of the most discussed and written-about leadership topics of 2013. And it will likely continue to be in the year...
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What’s one people-management mistake you wish you could go back in time and fix?
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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How do you differentiate and develop talent without leaving others behind?
I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of...
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Managing better by leading well
Management is your day job; leadership is your career. Managers by nature are pragmatists; leaders are dreamers. Organizations need both types to survive. Managers...
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Is delegation a nasty word?
Recently, I delivered a leadership seminar to school executives. The focus was on administrative mentorship with a particular emphasis on delegation. I asked the...
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What to look for in outplacement services
Companies that lay off or fire employees can make the process a little easier is providing the best outplacement services they can get their...
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Corporate storytelling
This post is an adapted excerpt from “Corporate Ovations,” (Discovery Tree Press, May 2013) by Kevin Karschnik and Russ Peterson Jr. “Those who tell...
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Top talent walking out the door? Here’s how to get them to stay
As a leader, you know it the minute your most talented employee walks into your office — she is going to resign. You chastise...
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Can my company benefit from using a PEO? What should I consider?
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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Workplace flexibility and the C-suite — it’s about winning
As the one-year anniversary of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s controversial decision to reel in all employees working from home is quickly approaching, I contend...
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Comcast, TWC and restoring the value of customer service
Image via Comcast Time Warner Cable will be taken over by Comcast is a $45.2 billion deal pending regulatory approval. The reports are already...
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The efficient ineffectiveness of control
“When we don’t give our people the space and freedom to take calculated risks, learn, apply, and iterate, we are risking our future. While...
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Entrepreneurs’ tips for managing employees with different worldviews
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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Trademarks of a great boss: Empower your people
“Empowerment” is one of those buzzwords that has almost lost its impact through years of indiscriminate use. It is, however, a valid management strategy....
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Should executives take an oath of office?
Forty-four years ago, economist Milton Friedman changed the way corporations did business with his declaration that “there is one and only one social responsibility...
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Lessons from the 3 greatest comebacks I witnessed
Listening to customers is easy when you like what they have to say. When they love your product and want more of it, when...
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Craft an aligned team through desired behaviors
I wish you could have seen it. Twenty teenagers and four YMCA leaders — including me — were about to embark on a two-day...
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What’s all the fuss about leadership?
Everywhere you turn nowadays, it seems like someone has meaningful wisdom and inspirational quotes to share about leadership. Contemporary leadership comes in all stripes...
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What is the best way to address an underperforming employee?
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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“Development” was never meant to be a replacement for training
Credit: iStockphoto True confession time. I once worked for a large, global conglomerate that was in a death spiral and struggling to turn things...
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The question every great leader asks
Sara leaned back, crossed her arms, and sighed. “It’s not right! My VP expects me to hit these numbers, but customers want updates, and...
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How should managers deal with negative feedback from their reports?
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
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The insatiable desire to control
It’s mythical and alluring, that thing that you may secretly desire. It surfaces slowly and silently unseen, unheard and often unrecognized. It hides within...
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How to create a solid, healthy company culture
Over the course of my two decades in journalism, I have met and interviewed everyone from the worker-owner of a corner deli to magnates...
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Today’s burning leadership question: Are you a flame or an ember?
Michael is a leader in a high-tech organization. He’s charismatic, affable, and the ideal networker due to his highly social nature. He gets along...
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Busting 3 employee-engagement myths
I recently read another post about why people hate their jobs and what employers can do about it. The post, published in USA Today...
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Leading from a place of courage
By now, you’ve most likely read about the failed social media campaign launched by the New York Police Department. From a public relations standpoint,...
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Smart leadership: Where everyone is a leader
This post is an excerpt from “The Next Gen Leader: Cutting Edge Strategies to Make You the leader You Were Born to Be!” by...
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Defining qualities of the worst managers
Here’s a wake up call: 75% of employees who leave their jobs are actually quitting their boss or manager. This is a case of “it’s not...
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The keys to your heart
I make no excuses for this post’s sentimental title. This is because we know that in order to lead at your best, you have...
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Crush stupid policies
When team leaders or team members in your organization bump up against stupid policies or dumb targets, what do they do? Do they shoot...
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The endless quest for leadership
As I noted in a previous post, leadership is one of the most sought after yet elusive concepts in the workplace today. Scores of...
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Leverage the energy of the room
Energy is critical to the success of any presentation. Leaders need to learn to harness it to their advantage. So what can you do?...
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Why your team thinks you’re a bad boss
No matter how great a boss you are, the odds are against you that your team holds the same opinion. According to recent studies,...
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Leading from the values up
I remember the comment as if it were yesterday. As a high-school teacher living in Chicago, I had been invited to a school weekend...
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Listening is our most important skill
A friend of mine, a key leader with a major insurance company, regularly comes around her desk when one of her team members comes...