Management Practices

John Glenn’s deferred dream

February 10, 2017
Even true leaders sometimes have their dreams deferred.

‘Yes, but why can’t we?’

January 22, 2017
“I said, ‘Please tell me why we can’t do this. I’m all ears.’”

Help keep your staff fit

January 17, 2017
Physical fitness is essential for all employees, especially executives.

Leadership Tips, Vol. 117

January 4, 2017
CEO tenures drop … the power of “Yet” … When not to use humor.

CEO surprises staff with big payday

December 22, 2016
Yemeksepeti CEO Nevzat Aydin decided to distribute $27 million of the proceeds from his company’s sale to 114 of his employees.

Why won’t the CEO let me help?

December 1, 2016
Q: It drives me crazy how our CEO loves to pay for overpriced consultants to tell us what we already know (or at least what I could’ve told the CEO for free). I’m never asked for my opinion. What’s a diplomatic way for me to convey my concern?

Out of the mouths of window washers…

November 16, 2016
What does a window washer have to tell a high-powered exec? More than he was expecting.

Annual merit pay loses its luster

October 20, 2016
For decades, employers have lulled their workforce into expecting measly but predictable pay increases every year. But that’s changing.

Marissa Mayer: Set up to fail?

September 24, 2016
Marissa Mayer’s fate at Yahoo shows that the C-suite is still chilly for women. Currently, women run only 22 of the companies in the Fortune 500.

5 quandaries to reveal your team’s ethical compass

September 19, 2016
Get together with staff and try to sort through these brain-burners.