Let’s face it. Not only were a substantial portion of your employees awake before the crack of dawn this morning to tune into all the festivities associated with the wedding of the century – that of British heir Prince …
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Along with Penelope Trunk, I was recently interviewed by Rachel Mendleson at Canadian Business Magazine about how to leave your job without burning bridges. Unlike Penelope, though, I don’t think this is a dumb topic because every day, I hear …
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Larry Page recently replaced Eric Schmidt as the CEO of Google, and he’s made some interesting changes. According to BusinessInsider.com, one of Larry’s passions is social networking, and so he’s decided to make sure his employees are better at it. …
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At the Harvard Business Review Leadership Blog, Linda Hill and Kent Lineback have some excellent suggestions for understanding your “default” settings as a manager, meaning the approach you are most likely to take in certain situations based on your nature. Eight …
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A few weeks ago, I got a jaw droppingly rude e-mail from someone with whom I have been collaborating. It took me completely by surprise, but when I showed it to my husband and a few friends, it seemed …
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My colleagues at the Intuit blog have been filling my RSS reader with terrific content, and when I saw Pat O’Bryan’s recent post about the advantages of book publishing, I had to chime in. Pat’s Story Pat published his book, …
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It irritates me how often leaders tell reports that they have a bad attitude. This is an easy enough statement to make, but what are employees supposed to do about it? Regardless of your level, if your attitude could use …
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