September 20, 2019
Why You Should Be Hiring for “Fit”
Most job postings include boilerplate descriptions of characteristics so numerous that only a saint—or perhaps…
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September 6, 2019
Why You Should Not Choose Your Own Successor
Sometimes, when a leader leaves their current position, they will have someone in mind to…
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August 23, 2019
Who Should Do Your Hiring?
Virtually every company with which we consult identifies talent development and succession planning as key…
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August 9, 2019
What Do You Owe Your Company?
(Deciding When to Escalate Business Issues) A technology firm that we consult with had an…
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June 21, 2019
Why Your Employees Are Getting Worse (And How to Help Them!)
Part 1 Although there are times when diminished performance is due to employee laziness or…
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May 10, 2019
Beware the Overbearing Leader!
(The Three Types of Leaders, Part 2) Our Arctic explorers stagger to a halt in…
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April 26, 2019
Beware the Timid Leader!
(The Three Types of Leaders, Part 1) An exploratory vessel on its way to the…
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April 12, 2019
If It Ain’t Broke…You Can Still Make It Better!
In 1975, when Kodak engineer Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera, the company commanded…
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January 11, 2019
You’ve Heard of KISS, Now Get HUGS
Although I am a fan of the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid), it takes…
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November 27, 2018
How to Enlist Your Workforce to Fix Declining Profits
(A Case Study in Workforce Education) One of our clients was a 40-year-old manufacturing firm…
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