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(Marietta, GA) The DELMARVA region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) is the first major metropolitan area to become a seller''s market for labor as the United States comes out of the recession. According to the United States Bu... More...

Jack Zenger is a pioneer in leadership training having co-founded Zenger-Miller in 1977. He''s still writing books on leadership. David Creelman wanted to know why. DC- You recently co-wrote The Extraordinary Leader. With so many leadership book... More...

Managing people is tough business that requires a tough manager --- and a soft approach. I have found that the most effective "soft" managers apply the following five laws: The Law of Liking maintains that people are more likely to like people who... More...

Is your organization striving to create better managers? Or are you striving to create better leaders? Are they one in the same? Before you answer these questions, consider this point: You manage things; you lead people. Most people crave to be le... More...

We've all heard how important it is to set goals and objectives. I disagree. Instead, I recommend that you establish one HOG -- a Humongous Overarching Goal -- that drives employee's energies in laser-like fashion in a singular direction for the next... More...

"Trust all people all of the time, until they prove you wrong" is the advice I provide in my seminars and consulting activities. The typical response: "You don´t understand the people who work for me" or "You sure have no clue who our customers... More...

Successful salespeople will tell you that the most important thing they do every day is help people feel so good about themselves that they´ll want to buy. Extending this principle, we can help clients, customers, and our employees feel good ab... More...

For today's business owner, death can mark the beginning of a significant tax problem. The investment and sweat that went into building your business year after year could add up to a whopping federal estate tax bill for your heirs -- up to 50% of th... More...

In teaching clients how to be better leaders, there is a key strategy I stress: Don´t Prove Yourself. You can have a dramatic impact on an organization and achieve your goals if you forget about proving anything to anyone. Instead, I urge cl... More...

Who wants to follow someone who's going nowhere? Or someone who's unreliable or untrustworthy? Organizations wrestle with these questions and many others as they confront the elusive challenge of defining effective leadership. Most people are cert... More...

by Tom Rath By Gallup Management Journal Coauthor of the forthcoming How Full Is Your Bucket? (Gallup Press, September 2004) This could be a typical morning in the life of one of your star employees: Suzie walks into the office at 8... More...

By the time rule number five: "Everyone should be well-rounded" appeared on the side of the barn, the other rules, painted only months earlier, were already chipping and fading. And that was certainly symbolic of the state of the once-beaut... More...

People want to be part of something important, a cause, something bigger than they are. Understanding the larger meaning behind what your company does is a key step to finding and recruiting people who love their work. ... The only way that you can t... More...

When you think about Leadership Confidence, your thoughts probably go to how employees feel about the senior leadershiop team. But have you thought about what leaders feel about themselves or about their own teams lately? Your senior executives se... More...

After being on the road for four days of nonstop work, I couldn't wait for a warm welcome of hugs from my two daughters. What I got instead was a rodent -- and a memorable lesson in emotional intelligence. The moment I walked in the door, 5-year-o... More...

Last month we described the value of emotional coherence - bringing synchronization to your thoughts, emotions and body -- within each person. The times when you have felt most productive, satisfied, and energized, you were probably quite emotionally... More...

Who was your best boss ever? Maybe it was that manager who cared about your development. Or maybe it was someone who inspired you with her vision. Perhaps it was that hardworking, tenacious drill sergeant type who pushed you to your limits. Wha... More...

Rewards: Control or Energy? The rewards we have in organizations today are built upon the key fundamentals of yesterday´s views and imperatives - an industrial economy focus for efficiency and production. ´Pay for performance´ is... More...

Top Questions by Topic Debt How do I deal with my creditors? Am I a candidate for credit counseling? Should I consider bankruptcy/foreclosure? How can I refinance or consolidate my debt? How can I check/improve my credit rating? Budg... More...

For many companies, this past year has proven to be a lackluster year financially. Even historically low interest rates couldn´t produce the much-heralded second-half recovery. To make matters worse, most business news seems focused on threats ... More...

Part 1 - The Problem: Our research shows that 7 out of 10 employees believe that management does not act on employee suggestions. Here's why this is a problem. Good Suggestions Slip Through the Cracks One of the major lessons of... More...

Employee retention, worker productivity, recruiting, and training costs affect a company''s bottom line. These "soft costs," hard to quantify, influence capacity to meet customer expectations and, consequently, affect financial performance.... More...

In the days and weeks since the war began, the workforce has been on an emotional roller coaster. People fallen to terrible lows of fear, anger and frustration, risen to mountain top experiences of patriotism, and fallen again. On and on it goes. Whi... More...

I recently attended my son´s elementary school talent show-60 kids, two hours on a Sunday afternoon, and innumerable parents in tow with cameras and camcorders, hair brushes and ribbons, piano music, assorted instruments, and ballet shoes. Ever... More...

I recently read Communicating Change by T.J. Larkin and Sandar Larkin. The book was published in 1994, but it offers an interesting approach to rolling out communications. The book can be summed up in the following statement: "Co... More...

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DELMARVA First Major Metro Area to Flip to Seller's Labor Market

Thought Leaders: Jack Zenger, Research on Leadership Competencies

Tips for Effective Leadership: Don't Be Tough

Tips for Effective Leadership: Don't Manage People

Tips for Effective Leadership: Don't Have Goals and Objectives

Tips for Effective Leadership: Trust all the People all the Time

The Most Important Thing You Do Every Day

Keep Your Estate Plan on Track

Tips for Effective Leadership: Don't Prove Yourself

The Seven Demands of Leadership

The Impact of Positive Leadership

Some "Goode" Management Advice

Getting Extraordinary Results From Ordinary People

October Leadership Pulse Results

Emotional Intelligence: Big Lessons from a 1-Pound Furball

Stalking the Emotional Virus

Manager: Know Thyself

An Alternative Lens For Rewards In The New Economy

2003 Financial Helpline Topic Breakdown

Morale Stinks!

Management Ignores Employee Suggestions

Workforce Issues Moving to the Bottom Line

Leading Your Workforce During Wartime

Lessons Learned From a Kids' Talent Show

Book Review: Communicating Change