…if an employee’s relationship with the company is severed, that same valuable and sometimes sensitive corporate data is now on an employee-owned device…
Manage like you mean it: 6 ways to become more decisive
Part of being a respected manager means being able to make decisions in a timely manner. That comes naturally for some people, but for others tough choices cause them to waver for too long. One major inhibitor — fear.
Perspective-taking as a leadership practice
Leadership Agility, the book I co-authored, synthesizes and builds upon the findings of all these trailblazers, adding additional insights from 5 years of fresh new studies of leaders I did while writing the book.
Everyday heroes – you can be one at work
Every day heroes are all around us and we have the opportunity daily to step up and become one of this group.
Termination – plan a dignified exit for terminated employees
We know you are not happy here, that you are not happy with your performance … We are not happy with it either, and feel you can do better elsewhere. So today we are going to part company and we are going to wish you good luck
Bring Back The Pink Slips!
Back in the days of the Personnel Department, the “pink slip” was a notice included with the employee’s paycheck notifying them that their employment had ended, either by termination or layoff. No one knows when this practice came into being, or how it was even labeled with the color pink. Even Peter Liebhold, a curator […]
Onboarding new employees doesn’t stop their first day of work
After weeks or months are trying to find the “perfect candidate,” you finally hired that new employee! On Day 1: they came in, did their paperwork and you whisked them off to their new department to become familiar with their new position and new employees. Your job is done, right? Sure, if all you wanted […]
The Power of Integrative Thinking
In her classic book, The Change Masters, Harvard Business School Professor, Rosabeth Kanter, found that the key difference between truly innovative change leaders and those who focused only on incremental change came down to two different mindsets. The innovative leaders – those who succeeded in leading change projects that crossed boundaries and addressed formerly unseen […]
How to respond to an inappropriate request for acess to personal social media
The Employer’s Issue: “You can’t ask that.” Fourteen states have passed legislation that “prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring an employee or applicant to disclose a user name or password for a personal social media account.” Employment lawyers and social media consultants have spent the last year hammering home the message, “You can’t ask […]
Performance management: 33 unwritten rules of management
These rules are credited to Bill Swanson. In a news story several years ago, it was revealed not all the rules are original. Whatever the source, they are useful aphorisms for life management.