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My years as a litigation attorney provided me with excellent insight into failed business and employment relationships. Here are a few critical questions business owners, managers, and employees can ask themselves to make sure that their thinking is ... More...

Back in October 2009, Time magazine ran a special report on women. A number of the statistics in this report deserve a closer look: More women think that men resent women who have power than is the fact. Nearly seven in ten (69%) of the women ... More...

It's when times are toughest that everyone most clearly sees authentic leadership. This is when much-repeated claims like "our people are our most important assets" ("leaderspeak") are proven true, or just so much hollow rhetoric.... More...

Compassion, mindfulness, playfulness and hope are the four qualities of an effective leader according to Dr. Richard Boyatzis. He argues that managers must learn how to regenerate themselves before they can expect to get the best out of others. A... More...

Sometimes when I'm talking with managers about providing close guidance, direction and support for their employees, when I tell managers, "You've got to use checklists every step of the way," sometimes managers will say to me, "Are you... More...

By Leadership IQ Note to managers: Employees want a lot more attention and feedback from you, even if it’s sometimes negative. According to a new study by Leadership IQ, 66% of employees say that they have too little interaction with their b... More...

If there is a best practice, it should be a standard operating procedure. If there is a standard operating procedure it should live in a checklist. Checklists are your friends. You show me a workplace in which things can't go wrong and I'll show y... More...

By: Bruce Tulgan A lot of times managers tell me, when they are brand new to a team, they walk in the door and they inherit a team. They try to hold people accountable and one or more members of the team will take them aside and say "Hey, liste... More...

Over the last few weeks the Jackson Hole Group has assisted three of our client organizations in selecting new leadership for their HR organization. Based on our knowledge of the companies and the current business demands on them, the request was to... More...

Do your employees complain of favoritism, or inconsistency in decision-making, or lack of fairness? If so, the problem – and the solution – may be your organization’s values. On its face, identifying values to guide workplace beh... More...

andrea@morningstarventures.comBy Andrea Chilcote and Susan Reece, PhD Power is a fascinating concept. Babies experience power related to obtaining nourishment and comfort; adults recognize how power affects their jobs, lifestyle and relationships.... More...

The way people from the different countries react to these days of great uncertainty and economic recession can give clues to cultural differences. I have been noticing how the current global recession is perceived in Mexico and in the US. In ... More...

By: Susan Reece, PhD and Andrea Chilcote When my tennis coach tells me that I didn’t follow through on my swing, I ask myself how the ball “knows.” The trajectory of the ball is influenced by all of the nuances of my stance, appr... More...

Effective interaction For a team to work effectively, it must build four basic attributes: Confidence (the best word to use is Trust), Consensus, Commitment and Collaboration. Each attribute is built on the previous attribute –a domino ... More...

My last article, Pruning Thorns from Roses: HR's Role in Managing Disruptive Key Employees,1 explored approaches for managing difficult key employees. Several readers of this article requested that I examine what they felt was a more difficult and pe... More...

Would you like more... - ..."Achievement Minded" status in your organization or with your clients? - ...Of the right kind of projects or clients? - ...Earning potential? Then take three steps to develop an image that brands you! Start today to... More...

It sometimes seems that the sheer volume of immediate and pressing details organizations must deal with everyday make it difficult to focus on the fundamentals of running a successful business. For HR professionals and senior management, getting back... More...

Krystal R. Canady is currently COO of the YMCA of Eastern Union County, New Jersey, the sixth largest of 43 corporate YMCAs in the state, with a staff of over 300 people. The YMCA of Eastern Union County is a mission-driven, values-based organization... More...

The game you once played on the school playground is now the game you play daily in the corporate jungle. Remember tetherball? There's a tall metal pole planted firmly in the ground with a long cord attached at the top. At the other end of the co... More...

With the rise of Nancy Pelosi to the third-highest office in the United States, several discussions sprang up. The focus is on why there are not more women holding C-level positions. Statements are made that hearken the age-old myths about women's be... More...

As human resources executives look ahead from the fourth quarter to budgets for 2007, they face these perennial questions: How much say do we have in the budget process? Do we have enough pull to reap a payoff from the company’s investments i... More...

Dr. Carol S. Dweck is one of the world s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success... More...

Amy started as an HR Generalist 8 years ago in a small consulting firm. She reported directly to the Vice President of Human Resources. Amy is a very easygoing and friendly person with a great sense of humor. She quickly gained the respect and confid... More...

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Asking the Right Questions

WOMEN AT WORK

Leaders Inspire by Example

ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE

"Delegation is the True Antidote to 'Micromanagement'"

New Study: Managers Are Ignoring Their Employees

"Check-lists are Your Friends"

"How Should You Handle the Situation When YOU, the Manager, are New to the Team?"

Growing Demands on HR Leaders

Warning! Values May Be Detrimental to Your Organization’s Health

Power’s Paradoxical Pattern

Power’s Paradoxical Pattern

Lessons from Cultural Perspectives: Fatalism

How Does A Tennis Ball Know That You Will Follow Through on Your Swing?

How Does A Tennis Ball Know That You Will Follow Through on Your Swing?

The Five Cs for team building: Confidence (Trust), Consensus, Commitment, Collaboration and Communic

Managing a Difficult Boss (Part I)

Be More Successful: Create "ME INC."

Doing it Right: Getting Back to HR Basics

Boosting Performance at the YMCA

Five Essential Strategies for Managing Up

Women at the C-Level

How HR Can Grab Budget Influence

Thought Leaders: Dr. Carol S. Dweck on "How Your Mindset Impacts Your Success in Business and in Lif

The Dilemma for Human Resource Professionals

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