Archive for June, 2008

Often I write here about what makes a good leader. Today I’m going to give a scenario of what doesn’t make a good leader. As a consultant, often I talk to a lot of people to find out what’s really going on in their work areas. Sometimes I’m surprised by what I hear; sometimes I’m […]

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One of my favorite songs from my youth is “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” by McFadden and Whitehead. Truthfully, like most other kids, I knew all the lyrics of the song, but never just sat down and thought about what any of it meant. Many, many years later, it happened to hit me that this […]

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First, tonight’s newsletter, Breaking Down The Barriers To Communication, is available. Also, I forgot to post the last newsletter, People Will Leave Your Life. Read and enjoy. Wednesday night I had quite a scare. Ihad come back home on Tuesday night for a seminar on Wednesday, which was great. Then I went back to my […]

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As a management consultant, one of the toughest things to do from time to time is to find a way to get the people on my side. Well, let me clarify that one a little bit. Often, people expect one of two things from a consultant. One, they expect them to know all the answers; […]

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For the next few weeks I’ll be doing a consulting assignment in Pennsylvania. As with most places I go to, one of the first questions I’m asked is where I’m from. Instead of getting specific with it, I just say I’m from the Syracuse, NY area. Now, depending on where I am, the response to […]

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