The New York Times reports today on the growing backlash against Apple founder Steve Jobs and his post-mortem apotheosis. It was bound to happen. W...
It is likely that in the foreseeable future, sustainability will continue to get some attention in corporations, but it will not be a major focus or a top priority.
It's a supervisor's responsibility to take action regarding poor performers -- both as a team leader and as a steward of taxpayer dollars -- even as difficult and cumbersome as the process may be.
A while back I had the pleasure of hearing Alan Greenspan talk about innovation. When he agreed to take some questions, I figured I had a shot at some objective thoughts on some of my nature of work theories.
Two-minute videos, uploaded PowerPoint presentations, short articles and blog posts are great for expressing straightforward messages. But some ideas are worth diving into to really flesh out arguments, concepts, and nuance.
I've observed a horrible phenomenon: the inability to accept a compliment about your employee, spouse, or child.
This commitment-light management style is not only dis-empowering for the employee, it's debilitating for the owner or manager who, after promises aren't kept or tasks remain undone, feels like 'I'm the only one who cares around here.'
While many board rooms may be discussing the challenges of having to do "more with less" and restructuring to reduce costs and infrastructure, some other are going back to the core that make businesses excel and thrive: the power of its people and leadership from within.
I'll tell you this; you can't compare the results between work that people want to do versus when they feel as though they have to do it.
What do Hewlett Packard, Yahoo, Bank of America, Sprint-Nextel, AMD, Moody's, Best Buy, Cisco, Goldman Sachs, Sears and GE have in common?
If you don't have people in your life that you regularly feel encouraged, empowered and inspired by, then it's time to "hire up." Seek out friends that will engage, challenge and inspire you on a regular basis.
The most successfully functioning nonprofits know they need to practice their own ideals inside the organization, not just in their work within the outside world.
Whether you are a subordinate or a manager, the key is to take some sort of action to increase the candor and flow of dialogue in your organization.
That single pivotal behavior -- help people at the sign -- ignites a process that makes customers and employees feel cared about and connected, and community forms quickly.
How to survive in this tough, fast-changing terrain? The following represent the six characteristics that define the immigrant perspective on business leadership that will be essential for business leaders to embrace in 2012.
Even if an organization is able to reorganize in a way that eases out its under-performers, most managers still lack solid hiring skills, and few have a well-developed nose for talent that makes a difference. Here are a few counter-intuitive rules for finding the best talent.
Numerous politicians have stated that the number one concern of the U.S. government should be to focus on jobs, particularly within the manufacturing sector. There are a number of reasons that prove otherwise.
We owe it to one another to be honest about where we need to improve... and when we might need to move on. It's the human thing.
Some leaders are questioning the investment value of environmental responsibility, or "being green," but consider this: green can be profitable.
Whether it's an iPad, Kindle, or good old fashioned paperback, many entrepreneurs keep a trusty book or two on their nightstands. Some look for entrep...
As you may have heard, Charlie Sheen has been on a bit of a bender lately. A media bender, that is. The scandal-plagued star of Two and a Half Men -- ...
The entrepreneurial journey is inevitably a bumpy one. For every great hire you make, a key employee quits. For every big deal you close, an irate cus...
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein The US education sys...
Building an effective team starts with attracting and recognizing talent. Minga received nearly 30 intern applications for ten spots on its summer team.
When you're launching a startup, writing an employee handbook probably isn't the first thing on your mind. But once you start hiring, and have enough ...
