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What’s more important to you? That things get done the “right” way or that the desired results are achieved? I recall how annoyed and even angry I would become as a child when my math teacher would mark my work as incorrect when my answer was righ... More...

What’s your philosophy of leadership? Hands off? Micro-management? Numbers-based (just deliver the results)? People-based (keep employees happy)? Some combination of the above? When asked that question in a recent New York Times “Corner Office”... More...

Yesterday I sat down with an executive in transition over coffee and in the course of our conversation he described a study he’d participated in at a former employer -- a national fast-food chain. This well known chain maintains great data on the fin... More...

I want to share another insight from my late friend and mentor, David Berlo. He always emphasized the distinction between results and performance. Results are the outcomes you produce, and performance is how you get there, he said. From there, he ... More...

Is your organization one for whom “business as usual” no longer works? Whether that result is precipitated by fewer customers, budget cutbacks, employee layoffs and/or furloughs, or some other unplanned change, the point is that you find yourself hav... More...

The newly released Compensation Data Manufacturing 2009 survey results show pay increase budgets have fallen to 1.9 percent. Although pay increase budgets are down this year, the manufacturers and distributors surveyed have projected an increase ... More...

Ready for a Vacation? As the weather heats up, many employees have their eyes on a few days of relaxation. Whether spending time at home or taking a vacation abroad, time off packages continue to be a valuable asset to U.S. employees. The 2009 ... More...

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