Take a look at that chart; it’s from Zenger-Folkman research and I got it from this article. It’s espousing this idea of “bold leadership” and tying it to a percentage of employees “willing to go to the extra mile.” As you… Continue Reading
I’ve written articles about concepts like 68 percent of managers not being involved in their employees’ development. I’ve also seen things where only 34 percent of managers can name the strengths of their employees. These are depressing stats, much like 95 percent of managers not understanding core… Continue Reading
Coming back from lunch a bit ago with sore throat (sucks) and had this thought randomly. I think I can describe the business world in one equation/concept (while admitting that all organizations are unique in their own way). Rate/Speed Of… Continue Reading
From here: The question, then, is how do you provide feedback in a constructive way. It takes practice, Robin says, but one key is making sure that feedback isn’t given just once in a while, but instead is part of… Continue Reading
One of the biggest train wrecks about Americans — or really any “first-worlders,” I guess — is their complete inability to understand the need to take a vacation. In a given year, Americana leaves about 430 million vacation days on the table. That’s insane.… Continue Reading
I personally love the idea of “employee engagement,” even if no one seems to truly understand it, because it seems logical to me that we should care and/or have empathy for the people working for us and helping us make the products and processes that make us… Continue Reading
You ever have a moment at any job you’ve ever held where you send out an e-mail with a good idea, or propose a good idea at a meeting, and a bunch of people just stare at you — or… Continue Reading
From a Fast Company profile of the venture capitalist (a female, no less!) who was behind Warby Parker, Birchbox, and others. Ahem: “Most things that people want already exist, and with Amazon or eBay there is always someone who is willing to undercut… Continue Reading