16 Jul 2021

The great poet John Donne famously wrote that “No man is an island.” Donne’s observation was a comment on humanity's inherent interdependence, and it’s hard to argue with his worldview. People need other people. That’s a fact. And this fact is very apparent in the workplace, where absolutely nothing can be accomplished without team effort. Yet, employers often don’t think to develop pro...

16 Jul 2021

The Omnia Assessment measures our most comfortable behaviors in 4 areas: Assertiveness, Sociability, Pace and Need for Structure. When I say most comfortable, I mean those behaviors that require the least amount of stretch, the least amount of, well, discomfort. We all like to move smoothly on our rails so to speak. That certainly doesn’t mean we can’t jump tracks or challenge ourselves ...

15 Jul 2021

Every July, my family heads to the shore. We spend hours at the beach sunning, swimming, cooking out and just generally enjoying each other and a much-needed week or so off from work. It’s all topped off by a big Independence Day bash complete with cornhole competitions and a fishing contest. Whoever catches the biggest fish gets a medal and their name branded into a wooden leaderboard. ...

15 Jul 2021

Management. Leadership. Though these two terms are used interchangeably, they are not the same at all. Equating management with leadership - so what? Knowing the differences could set your course toward growth and success, whether personal, professional, or organizational. A disclaimer: Below are a few observations and suggestions. The further from the problem, the easier it is to give a...

15 Jul 2021

You are doing only part of your job as a supervisor if you give the squeaky wheels, that is, your challenging employees, enough grease to get the train out of the station. It is equally important to perform the other half of your responsibilities: To show appreciation to your star employees so that you retain the people who keep the train on track. At this very moment, your best people...

15 Jul 2021

You know that simply because employees are outstanding in their current roles does not mean they have what it takes to manage the team, right?  Sometimes the qualities that make them star performers—reliability, consistency, conflict avoidance, seniority—are not sufficient to merit their appointment to the top slot, no matter how much they desire the post . . . or at least the income tha...

15 Jul 2021

There is a dilemma that exists in the 90-9-1 phenomenon. Do we first require an organizational culture adaptation prior to any meaningful Enterprise 2.0 adoption? Thus, helping us reverse the order where, now, 90% of the population are active creators versus 1%? Or, do Enterprise 2.0 tools need to become so simplistic, easy to use and of course generally available to an organization be...

15 Jul 2021

Billed as “The Great Transformation”, its work was cut out for itself from the moment you could register online. A conference paying homage to the brilliance of Peter Drucker has now become an annual calendar fixture not to be missed. The 6th iteration of the Global Peter Drucker Forum — recently held in Vienna, naturally — has arguably become the TED or Davos of all leadership conferenc...

15 Jul 2021

My thinking, learning, and writing tends to fall into the theoretical camps that propose how technology, leadership and learning can (or should) converge to improve the health, productivity and culture of an organization. Isolating any of them does none of us any good. Recently, however, I’ve been spending more time thinking about the traits of an individual leader – specifically in th...

15 Jul 2021

In early March, Wilma was promoted to a sales management position. Although she was experienced at the organization and knowledgeable of their selling strategy, she was entirely new to leading people. When the pandemic shut their office down a week later, she was thrust into a tumultuous state of change as a new leader. Her company’s goals changed overnight, and the organization’s expec...
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