Is your workplace civil? I am pretty sure that you are nodding your head to that question. After all, you are civil – polite, cooperative, a team player. Willing to share your expertise. Friendly to coworkers. You hold the door for people entering behind you. You clean up after yourself in the company kitchen. And… Continue reading Is your workplace civil?
I wondered if we were going to be able to talk about the problem everyone knew faced us, but no one wanted to mention. Then, one of the members of the leadership team looked at me and said: “We have an elephant in the room, and we better deal with it.” I wanted to give… Continue reading The toughest of elephants — change at the top
Now that the lazy days of summer have come to an end I see some people exuding a rather melancholy state of mind. Whether it’s the start of school with the busy schedules it includes, the shorter daylight hours and the prospect of long, cold winter nights, or the thought of a stretch of many… Continue reading Are You Half Full?
Process. Routine. Habit. Status quo. When a true leader hears the words, “We’ve always done it this way,” his or her fingers start to itch. The questions come fast and furious: “Why have we always done it this way?” “What’s working in our process – and what’s not?” “How can we do it better?” Great… Continue reading Challenging the Status Quo
Did He Really Say THAT? I attended a professional meeting recently. The audience consisted of Human Resource professionals, most of them in their 40s and 50s. The guest speaker was a bit younger. He was speaking on the subject of succession planning. He had some good ideas and made some interesting points. But no one… Continue reading Did He Really Say THAT?
While driving through the state border between Pennsylvania and Delaware I noticed something interesting. On the sign welcoming travelers to Delaware there are a number of what I would call catch phrases describing the tiny State. I assume they are there to invite tourism and commerce. On this one single sign I saw the following: … Continue reading State Your Niche
