Management - Leadership

The Global Peter Drucker Forum 2013 suggested a new a center of gravity for management in the world, as thought leaders explored the implications of complexity

Employee performance is not HR’s responsibility. We should be able to agree that the management of employee performance is a day-to-day responsibility of managers and supervisors. …

In Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership® II model, Leadership Style 1 is called the Directing style. This style includes a high level of directive behaviors to help build competence and a low lev...

HopeLab is a curious place.

We look at our culture as a product, just like Re-Mission and Zamzee are products,” says Pat Christen, president and CEO of HopeLab. “And we believe a culture of curiosity is key to innovation.”

I came across this article from Pacific Standard magazine the other day and thought it was discussion worthy – and certainly a little controversial.

The aftermath of 2008 economic downturn saw employee turnover plummet as most employees decided to hunker down in their jobs. Turnover went from 35.7 percent in 2007 to 23.6 percent in 2009, …

Every day I get alerts on new articles, blogs and books on employee engagement. I expected that, at some point, the content would start to slow down vs. grow, but it has not happened. There …

First of two parts If you expect to win “The War to Keep Your Employees,” you must continually assure that the best offer that a top performing employee receives comes from inside your …...

Strengths are not activities you're good at, they're activities that strengthen you. A strength is an activity that before you're doing it you look forward to doing it; while you're doing it, time goes by quickly and you can concentrate; after you've done it, it seems to fulfill a need of yours.

Recognizing employees is important. Regular readers of this blog know the research behind this.

Fridays are usually happy days in most organizations because the weekend is closing in. That's true most places today, unless you happen to work in Northern California. That because BART -- …

In an earlier post I referenced the golden rule—“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”—and suggested when it comes to customer service, you need to move up to the platinum rule—“Do unt...

In order to minimize employee turnover, you’ve got to: Hire tough.

Two major incidents in the last week made me think about the signs of a culture of fear since fear is the ultimate culture killer! Ex-Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was interviewed by …

“Learning is not a one-time experience but an ongoing process.” This is one of the overarching ideas in a recent report written by Mollie Lombardi from the Aberdeen Group, which examines …...

Complete this sentence: In business, the only thing that really matters is _______. The answer to this entrenched belief is so obvious that at a recent speaking engagement, I had over 300 people sp...

If you follow sports, especially NFL football, you haven’t been able to get away from the nonstop coverage of the hazing issue that took place with the Miami Dolphins between two of their …...

And so we cry, “We want to be strategic.” That’s the aspiration of Human Resources professionals, collectively and as individuals, right?

Good leaders often unknowingly diminish the performance of their team. In an effort to set a good example, be a high performer, or protect their people from failure, these leaders think they're act...

In the minds of great managers, consistent poor performance is not primarily a matter of weakness, stupidity, disobedience, or disrespect. It is a matter of miscasting.

Fifty per cent of managers are incompetent, so how did that idiot get to be your boss?

Fridays are usually happy days in most organizations because the weekend is closing in. That's true most places today, unless you happen to work in Northern California. That because BART -- …