Have you ever thought about the words we use to describe relationships? Our entire paradigm for how we relate to one another is economic. We ‘spend’ time with family. We ‘invest’ training and resources in employees. When we feel neglected by our spouse we tell them they don’t ‘value’ us nearly enough. I’ll get that promotion » Read More
Heather Coleman’s excellent post on trust started me thinking about some of the attributes of trust. In the web economy, trust must have at least three components: identity, privacy and security. Many social-networking powerhouses such as Facebook have two but not three, and sometimes only one, of these attributes, on any given day. In the » Read More
This week I was reminded of the diversity in leadership while attending the International Computer Electronics Show (CES). With well over a hundred thousand people attending, I often found myself watching, listening and interacting with a very diverse group from all over the world. Imagine being placed into a scenario where language, familiarity with local » Read More
In anticipation of writing this blog post, I recently asked a question on my Facebook page: “What do leaders and managers do to cultivate a work environment of trust? What is successful, and what is not?” Overwhelmingly, the answer was this: “I want my supervisor to trust me.” Ahhh….trust. It seems as if it should » Read More
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I love vigorous debate, generally have an open mind, and actually enjoy having my thoughts and opinions challenged. If everyone always agreed with me conversation wouldn’t be very stimulating, and acquiring new knowledge and insight would certainly be more difficult. That said, I only really have the patience for intellectually honest discourse. I don’t care in the slightest about » Read More
A couple of months ago, another big name publisher tried to justify petty behavior under the name “leadership.” This time Forbes published an article entitled Sometimes Micromanaging Is Good – And Necessary by Christine M Riordan (click through the advertisement). The subtitle explains further: “But not for long. Here are the times you have to » Read More
I just finished reading an article published by Entrepreneur.com written by George Cloutier: The Turnaround Ace. The title of the article is Your Company Is not a Democracy: The most effective leaders are benevolent dictators who hold employees accountable. It brought back memories of several jobs I have had so I thought, in the spirit » Read More
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