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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...

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...

A few years ago the CEO of a manufacturing company hired me to coach his COO, a talented man, also stubborn and opinionated. The first time I met with him to go through his direct reports' feedback, his reaction was, "But Marshall, I don't do that.... More...

"Only 20% of employees working in large organizations feel their strengths are in play every day. In other words, most organizations operate at 20% of their potential and capacity."Source: The Gallup OrganizationHave you ever done something that you ... More...

How many times have you sat through a meeting and bit your tongue when a serious workplace issue was raised - only to engage in a much franker discussion about it with colleagues outside the room?It isn't always the issue at hand that can make people... More...

"For what we've discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership isn't the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It's a process ordinary people use when they're bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in ... More...

Whether leading a meeting, proposing a new ad campaign, or participating in a discussion, we all face the challenge of persuasion. People believe people they like, people who are trustworthy, and people who demonstrate expertise. Consider the follo... More...

In today's fast-moving global organizations, change is the order of the day. Executive transitions happen more frequently than ever, as companies are eager to shore up their "bench of talent and ask their leaders to take on roles in many parts of t... More...

Motivating employees is often exhausting and time consuming work. Managers provide incentives, set goals, acknowledge top producers, even use consequences or threats. They use these tactics in an attempt to stimulate some level of interest in their s... More...

Leadership in today's marketplaces is perhaps more challenging than it has ever been. Executives are managing a complex mix of accountabilities from operations to finance to personnel, as well as a myriad of critical relationships that ca... More...

Sometimes managers will say to me, "Gee, I have some employees who know a lot more about their work than I do. How can I hold somebody accountable if I have no expertise in their tasks and responsibilities?" And, it's not as odd a situation as it sou... More...

"In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists." Eric Hoffer, American philosopher, Reflections on the Human ConditionHank had all the an... More...

In today's workplace, many supervisors have to manage people from four different generations, all of which respond to different kinds of carrots, sticks and management styles. The breakdown:" Traditional workers: born before 1946" Baby Boomers: 1946-... More...

Here's a word of advice for managers who have ever had an unpleasant meeting with a key employee and cannot fathom why Give-and-Take turned into Tug-of-War. Get out your employee manual and look under troubleshooting for Failure to Communicate. Oh, ... More...

They said her career as a leader of people was over, as soon as they could remove her from the position. A talented, ambitious Vice President, hers should have been an absolute success story. What went wrong?Her 360 told the tale. The strengths col... More...

Everywhere you look today, there are reports that the country is now in an economic slow down or as some speculate - a recession. No matter how it is viewed, organizations are taking a hard look at their global operations as economies around the wor... More...

Avoiding tough conversations has become the norm for many organizations. As most have found, problems are rarely solved when they are left unaddressed. In fact, they take on Moose-like size and increase in complexity. Moose on the Table: A Nove... More...

Men and women who get us to follow them are often those, who in the words of Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural address, appeal to our "better angels of our nature."When we feel that the leader is well-intentioned and wants what's good for us, and our... More...

Leadership is predicated on the ability to mobilize others to accomplish a vision, a goal, or a task. Leaders can't do everything; they get other people to do things through managing. They increase their capacity -- the ability to get more done -- th... More...

Ah, the power of information! Both research and experience tells us that when employees understand how the business operates, can connect their work to company financials, and know what has to be done for the business to compete, they are likely to b... More...

You don't need permission from your boss to be strong, talk like a coach, spend an hour a day managing, customize your approach to each person, tell people what to do and how to do it, track performance every step of the way, or identify and solve sm... More...

Sue's left hand is on the key pad, her right hand is holding the handset. She starts to dial the number for Dave, one of her managers. It's the end of the month and Dave is scrambling. The shop floor is chaotic with people running everywhere; the str... More...

"A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others." Buddha The CLEMMER Group did an extensive assessment with a divisional manager to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses within his division and imple... More...

Co-authored by Louellen Essex and Mitchell Kusy Are you a manager who creates a motivating work environment? Does your team enjoy what they're doing? Do you inspire people to give their best? It's never too late to become a truly motivating ma... More...

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