Now, we often look for confidence in top management, but do we look for humility, Are they opposites? I learned something long ago when I read Good to Great. Humility is a super power. Its partner vulnerability is more powerful than any leader counseling. Both is best. First, what is humility? I find it is […]
Continue Reading →Now, New Years can be a good time for a Resolution. How about a resolution to get what kind of recruiter you want? What would that recruiter be like? How about a recruiter that posts your position and then just waits to see what happens? Interestingly, we have found that gets the very worst kind […]
Continue Reading →Do you want to be a hero? I do. Your workers do too. I know a factory where they have the values on the wall. The leaders think it helps, but it just adds to overall cynicism. The workers feel little happening around them actually matches those words on the wall. People just work for […]
Continue Reading →I read an interesting note in Dr. Jeanette Winters blog on Courage that is worth taking a look at below. “(The best recruiter she knew of) explained that even at the earliest of candidate reviews, she looks to see if someone knows them self and has the courage to represent their career authentically.” Really? That is a […]
Continue Reading →The key to successful and smooth change, like implementing ERP, is to have a strong corporate culture. To improve it, you need to think about how to face Change. Change Change Change A messy culture will have a messy implementation of new technology–or whatever change you need. Messy cultures are caused by bad hiring among […]
Continue Reading →Politicians are the bane of any business. How does it happen? Who sees how politicians are formed? Pete Kilner works in Character Development at my Alma Mater, West Point, and posted these wise words: “And often, too often, we sigh and go along. Over the course of time, the small concessions we make to please […]
Continue Reading →Getting everyone pulling in the same direction is no simple trick. Direction needed and lacking is one gap. The difficulty goes way up as you grow. Getting heart commitment from workers will never be easy. So getting everyone pulling the same way is not common. One Key Way to Give the Direction Needed If you […]
Continue Reading →There are a lot of ways to classify kinds of hires, but let me show you three kinds of hires to help you think more clearly. In your organization, you have three kinds of workers: 1. Those who are really with you in vision and passion2. Those who are floating and neither with you or […]
Continue Reading →Hiring Fast, Hiring Slow. Which way is it for you? Which way is best? Brian Schwartz at Fast Company said he tried to hire fast in an important time at his company, and it did not go well. His lesson learned is to hire slow. To that I say yes and no. Hire Fast, Hire […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you google “leadership qualities,” you get a long list of answers. Google actually lists their own answer without needing you to click at all. We paste their list below. 2 of 15 are about honesty. It is a good list, and not surprisingly it puts integrity first. Then on down the list, they […]
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