Category: Leadership
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Biography vs. Resume
It’s amazing how quickly things change in the business and career arenas. For ages all you needed was a resume when applying for a job. Now it seems that not only do you need a resume, you also need a professional bio and maybe even a LinkedIn page. Holy cow! It’s getting more complicated every…
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Social Side Tidbits
Engagement exists when empowered employees feel connected to their work and the organization, but each person in your organization experiences engagement in a different way. For this reason, developing high engagement levels begins with developing an organizational “social mindset” in which a sense of community is created. Unions have mastered this concept, making their members…
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Why Empathy Matters in the Workplace
Good business leaders today need a whole slew of skills and traits to stand out and get results, not the least of which is empathy. This characteristic can easily put you and your company on the fast track to success. But why exactly is empathy so powerful, and how can you develop it in yourself…
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Are You Effective As a Remote Leader?
Just when you thought you had this whole leadership thing pinned down; a global pandemic completely changed the game. Now, instead of interacting with your team face-to-face, you’ve gotten used to seeing your employees smiling faces from a screen. And what’s more, you also have to adjust how you manage and motivate them from afar.…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave a brilliant lesson in modern leadership – Business Insider
Opinion banner According to writer Chris Matyszczyk, Microsoft was a nasty company in the past. Externally, it bullied businesses into buying its software, and internally, employees would ceaselessly work against each other to get ahead. That’s why Matyszczyk was happy to hear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — who has tried to restore a more civilized…
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#Traditional #Mangers A Thing of the Past
This shift in the workplace alters what employees need from their manager. In short, a manager who is always visible, watching every minute and stopping by to ask if you got the memo is becoming obsolete. The End of Traditional Managers Vol 8 Iss 24
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Getting beyond the BS of leadership literature
Narcissism, self-promotion, rule breaking, lying, and shrewd maneuvering on salaries, getting jobs, accelerating career advancement, and projecting an aura of power…

