(originally published August 18th, 2005) I have a couple of friends who are having some difficulties dealing with organizational authority figures recently. Both are in similar situations, but their positions are much different. One is the direct employee of the person giving her grief, the other is a consultant who doesn’t even report to the […]
(originally published August 7th, 2005) At a seminar I went to the other day, the speaker, Scott Blanchard, said this one very important line that he couldn’t remember, nor can I find through research, who said it: “When you become a leader, you forfeit your right to not see the impact you have on other […]
(originally published December 8th, 2005) When I was a director in a hospital, upper management came up with something that they presented to all the employees. The idea was to go to raises based on merit; in essence, the amount of the raise you got was determined by the kind of job review you got. […]
(originally published April 25th, 2005) A couple of weeks ago, while on a consulting assignment, I was sitting with someone who tends to get very upset with all the problems she encounters during the day. Truthfully, I believe she probably comes into work each day already expecting all the problems that eventually come up. Usually […]
(originally published May 14th, 2005) In Azriel Winnett’s blog, Effective Communications, the latest article is on motivating employees, and the dangers of managers who destroy motivated employees. You can go to the article by clicking on this link.
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