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It usually starts out like this, "We really like this manager. He's destined right for the top, but he just needs to assert himself. Or, "I feel that I need to stand up for myself more. I am not certain if anyone is really listening. These are two ... More...

There's a cute scene between Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in the movie Something's Gotta Give. Keaton plays a successful playwright, while Nicholson is a tycoon with a lothario reputation who happens to be dating her daughter. Nicholson is force... More...

I recently read an interesting article at http://www.ultranovator.com/robotics/new-adaptive-robot/ about a self-correcting robot that can compensate for damage to itself. This is not too far a stretch from the kind of work I'm doing with self-awarene... More...

Curiosity. That's the first thing Lee Iacocca mentioned when asked by Charlie Rose to describe attributes leaders need. Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler, has a 7C formula for describing leadership with C standing for attributes such as communications,... More...

"Success is every minute you live. It's the process of living. It's stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure; the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey." Jennifer James, Suc... More...

Coke. It's is the real thing! That slogan captured the essence of how the Coca-Cola Company wanted consumers to perceive their cola - as refreshing, sparkling, and authentic. And it worked. Slogans change but for me Coke remains the real thing; it st... More...

Few would want to swap shoes with David Neeleman whose JetBlue Airlines was flying high until Valentines Day. Some passengers described the experience as a repeat of the historic massacre as they sat stranded for 8-plus hours on planes planted on the... More...

Early in my career, I was charged with conducting a management training course declared mandatory by the CEO. Several managers who had expressed no intention of attending found themselves consulting their strategy manuals on how to meet the minimal s... More...

Belle Linda Halpern is co-founder of The Ariel Group, and co-author of Leadership Presence. She brings the skills of a consultant, speaker, educator, and singer-actress to her work. Belle has developed and delivered leadership programs to executive... More...

Leaders project power through their leadership presence. You can define leadership presence as the presence of authority imbued with a reason to believe. What matters to us most is authenticity. That cannot be faked, but it can be amplified. ... More...

"The management of self is critical. Without it, leaders may do more harm than good. Like incompetent physicians, incompetent managers make people sicker and less vital." — Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus, Leaders (in a chapter entitled ... More...

I was asked by a Harvard Business Review interviewer, “What is the Number One biggest issue of the successful leaders you coach?” That’s easy, I replied. Winning too much. If it’s important, we want to win. If it’s ... More...

Craig E. Runde is Director of New Program Development at the Leadership Development Institute of Eckerd College and Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Studies at Eckerd. He directs business development for the Conflict Dynamics Profile as... More...

On this there is widespread consensus: The number one factor in productivity, morale, and retention is the relationship between employees and their immediate boss. So, what are employees looking for in a boss? Low performers are looking for a bos... More...

Chip Heath is a professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and is author of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. For five years he has taught a class called “How to Make Idea... More...

Jim Kouzes is co-author with Barry Posner of the award-winning and best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, with over one million copies sold. He is also an Executive Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Leavy ... More...

Two recent experiences have reminded me that adapting to 11th hour changes is vital for success as a public presenter. The first experience was as a keynote speaker at the annual luncheon for the Montgomery County, MD Conference & Visitors B... More...

The most contaminated nuclear plant in the United States; Rocky Flats was an environmental disaster and the site of rampant worker unrest. Now on its way to becoming a wildlife refuge, the project is running 60 years ahead of schedule and $30 billion... More...

From all the information I read on the various HR issues, in the wide variety of communities, it seems to me that the whole thing boils down to communication: Loop people in on what's going on in a company, and they'll feel like they are a part of it... More...

Read this interview if you’re interested in answers to the following questions: · How do employees typically rate the time they spend with their boss? · &nbs... More...

Read this interview summary if you are interested in: Understanding how a person’s mindset leads to conflict Discovering how justification keeps us stuck What it means to be “in the box” How to mak... More...

Ed Lawler is a name that should be familiar to those of you who have been around the HR world. He is at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and within that he leads the Centre for Effective Organizations. Ed has written ... More...

David Isaacs is co-founder of The World Café and President of Clearing Communications, an organizational and communication strategy company working with senior executives in the U.S. and internationally. He has collaborated with a wide r... More...

Nobody likes difficult conversations. Dealing with conflict is one of the most challenging leadership issues for the technically gifted executives I coach. We know a conversation will be difficult when we feel anticipatory dread or anger.... More...

How would you feel about a company vision that looks something like this? "Our vision is to become a firm that pays the very lowest wages possible, charges the highest prices the market will bear, and divides the spoils between stockholders and senio... More...

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Passing Judgment

What's Your Leadership Change Capacity?

Curiosity Never Killed the Manager

Celebration is the Pause that Refreshes

Leadership Brand: It’s the Real Thing!

Management In Real Life: Not Just Talk

Management In Real Life: Social Systems

Thought Leader Interview with Belle Linda Halpern: Developing Leadership Presence

Communicating & Coaching Leadership: What is Leadership Presence?

That Empower Word Again

Winning Too Much?

Thought Leader Interview with Craig Runde and Tim Flanagan: Becoming a Conflict Competent Leader

What Kind of Boss Are You Going to Be?

Thought Leader Interview with Chip Heath: Increasing Your Influence: How to Make Your Ideas Stick

Thought Leader Interview with Jim Kouzes: A Leader’s Legacy – What Really Matters

When “Less Is More” or The Value of Taming Your “Intimate FOE”

Thought Leader:Mark Lavine on “Making the Impossible Possible”

Communications are the Key

Thought Leader: Tom Rath on Friendships at Work – A Strategic Lever for Increasing Engagement

Thought Leader: Dr. Duane Boyce on Resolving Conflicts In the Work Place from the Inside Out

Thought Leader: Ed Lawler on "The New American Workplace"

Thought Leader: David Isaacs on Cultivating Collective Intelligence and Innovation

Whose Side Are You On?

Management In Real Life: Visions