One of the most enduring challenges facing businesses is the development of the next level of supervisors and managers. I often hear from executives who are frustrated by the need to step in and handle management challenges, particularly those involving the performance and behavior of their people.
One of the constant challenges I see for entrepreneurial CEO’s is the sheer number of distractions they face every day. An effective barometer of this is the amount of “stuff” on their desk at any given time. Among the questions I like to ask are the following...
As a long-time sports fan, I am taken by the number of head football coaches who are shown the door at the end of the season. There are many reasons for this; the most obvious being too many losses as is the case with my team this year (and the year before that,...
Whether in sports or in the boardroom, a Personal Learning System™ is the engine that drives peak performance. In the August 28 issue of the Wall Street Journal, articles by Laine Higgins and by Andrew Beaton offer examples of accomplished professionals who...
The most recent issue of the Harvard Business Review features a cover story on the issue of conflict in organizations and the leader’s role in managing these inevitable disruptions. Timely to be sure. Of all the patterns I’ve seen in my work with organizational...
I read an interesting article recently about a pro sports team in the northeast. Seems they traded away their most talented (and most expensive) player. In return, they received what could generously be called “prospects”; that is, largely unproven...