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The TV anchor person announced, "Stocks have been rising and plunging dramatic this week." Pardon my disputing his word, but they didn't. They might have been rising and plunging dramatically--I've already lost too much to check it out. ... More...

I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with, and around, Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. That’s how I learned that “The Sam Walton Way” IS “The Wal-Mart Way.” What’s interesting about Sam Walton ... More...

As counter-intuitive as this sounds-given the massive failure of global financial institutions and the despicable revelations about executive payouts in companies like Lehman Brothers and AIG, much can be learned from failure. In fact, our very reluc... More...

"There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. A truth is something that everybody can be shown to know and to have known, as people say, all along." — Mary M... More...

In recent weeks our headlines and the world's attention have been directed towards two things, the US Presidential Election and the drastic downturn in the economy. These issues are both separate and related. Corporations of all shapes and sizes a... More...

For 15 years I lived in a monastic community as a Catholic priest. I now devote most of my time to Corporate America working on executive development, change management and organizational healing. Actually, the jobs have proven to be quite similar ... 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...

To the chagrin of his current employer, Seth, a bright, ambitious 23-year-old recently resigned from the human resources department of a large international company. He had joined the company after graduating college where he had been a dean's list s... More...

Nobody ever thinks that bad things will happen to good presenters. Big mistake. Some goofs turn out to be funny-at least to the audience. Before a gathering of gregarious sales reps, I was trying to make the point that business communications ... More...

Want to get outstanding results from your next presentation? The best presenters are able to pull, not push ideas. Use the P-U-L-L strategies below every time you want to connect with and influence any sized audience. Here's how - a two-minute read.... More...

"Hang in there! is more than an expression of encouragement to someone experiencing hardship or difficulty; it is sound advice for anyone intent on doing good in the world. Whether by leading or prodding others, or improving oneself, or contributing ... More...

A lot of time managers find themselves in a supervisory role where they are managing people who were their peers recently before they got promoted or maybe they are managing friends. And I think a lot of managers aren't sure how to deal with that sit... More...

A leader I used to work with amazed me once when he showed me his personal leadership journal. His journaling wasn't what amazed me--many leaders try this simple, yet powerful development activity--but that the journal itself was so thick and well-wo... More...

Leaders are leaders only when they're being followed. Otherwise they might be considered eccentrics. People will follow practically anything--either when they're convinced, when there's a moving target (such as a drum major who leads a parade), or wh... More...

To be effective and lasting, corporate social responsibility must complement an organization's entire business strategy - particularly staff development. With a focus on experiential learning, philanthropy-based training and development programs can ... More...

Avoid hype as a form of persuasion. But remember that the absence of hype doesn't mean the absence of opinion. Hired to help an investment company develop and shape their message, I listened to four executive vice presidents as they presented their... More...

For many Canadians, success is dependent on their ability to effectively and efficiently present their ideas to others, yet the stress of speaking in public has left many people visibly shaken, nauseated and tongue-tied. Glossophobia or speech an... More...

I stand in front of high potential leaders every month, at least, conducting a seminar, giving a speech, or discussing leadership development. One of the standard scenarios I ask these busy, engaged, and effective managers to consider is, "have you e... More...

Communication is at the heart of every interaction between a leader and a constituency. Business, political, social, and religious leaders all understand the power of communication - many are moderate in this skill set, but some excel. And leadership... More...

"Drive fear out of the workplace was one of W. Edwards Deming's fourteen mantras for total quality management. Of course, he was referring to core employees who grew up in highly controlling, initiative-stifling work environments, causing them to be... More...

Before working for a Fortune 500 company, I spent 15 years in a monastic community as a Catholic priest. One of my first assignments as a priest was to hear Confessions at a local boys' high school. Being newly ordained, I was a bit nervous. The fi... More...

So what do you do if you really want to be a hands-on manager but you just have too many employees to manage? I'll have managers say to me, "I have 72 people; how do you manage 72 people?" The first question I ask is, Do you have a chain of comman... More...

It was the night before the New Hampshire democratic presidential primary. The icy control queen Hilary Clinton faced a stern test. She had lost the Iowa caucuses just the week before to the smooth talking upstart Barak Obama. Hilary needed to win bi... More...

They say we should turn our negative thoughts into positive ones. They suggest we should try coming up with a solution to our problem. Consider these are strategies that may be the resistance of promoting core values. Plenty experts tout the i... More...

As an undergraduate a few years ago, I continuously heard "Tell us how you feel. I, too, read countless books declaring if I want to be emotionally healthy, I'd have to learn how to share my feelings. I also see my daughters being taught the proc... More...

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