Greetings Leaders! If there is anything that I have seen torpedo someone’s career quicker than you can blink an eye, it is emotional immaturity. Emotional immaturity is easy to recognize. Have you seen these things in your office? The emotional ranter: An inappropriate emotional response given the situation. You know, the person who speaks with […]
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Greetings Leaders! Over the past few months, I witnessed a few situations that made me realize that people need some guidance on who should be promoted. Here are Ten Promotion Leadership Tips. Don’t promote someone just because they… have been there the longest (longevity means nothing) are technically competent (technical competency does not equate to
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Greetings Leaders! On July 1st, a few more consultants were let go by my client. One of them. an IT Technician, had been with them for 12 years. He was well liked and competent and had a quirky but funny sense of humor. While he hadn’t been given specific notice that he was going to
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Greetings Leaders! I was doing some research on a company called TIBCO Software and came across the following article called, The Big Deal: Tibco. The article recounts how the owner, Vivek Ranadivé, got a $25 million deal as a start up technology company, with Solomon Brothers. After making the final cut during a bidding process,
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Greetings Leaders! I don’t listen to Country music very often but did catch “Sounds Like Life to Me” by Darryl Worley on the radio this afternoon and it made me smile. The message is simple, we all have problems. Taxes, bills, broken down cars, kids running around, parents getting older. But, that is just life
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Greetings Leaders! I am not a scholar or a historian, although our past has always drawn me to it. Why? Because, as mankind moves forward into the future, it is the only yardstick we have to measure our progress against. As an American, I know that I am truly blessed. I live in a time
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Greetings Leaders! As some of you may know, in addition to leadership development, I day trade stocks. One of my informal mentors is Jeff White, aka The Stock Bandit. I know, the name isn’t one I would pick for leadership development, but Jeff is first class all the way. Honest, sincere, a good teacher. He
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Greetings Leaders! I went to Google’s Insights for Search to see what trends people were searching on, and Team Building was amongst the top of the list in the HR/Business Category. I pondered what value I could bring to those that are searching and then it hit me. People are looking for tips and tricks
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Image via CrunchBase Greetings Leaders! Two people have been on my mind lately. Steve Jobs and Michael Jackson. I was thinking about Steve and Michael because both have significantly impacted the world we live in. Many people idolize these two men for their accomplishments and contributions to society. Yet… could they have done better? I
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Greetings Leaders! People tell me I ask too many rhetorical questions. I know it drives my wife crazy at times… but… what if… what if everyone, and I do mean everyone, played nicely in the sandbox together? I ask this question, because my 18 year daughter asked me the other night, wouldn’t the world be
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