by admin | Jan 29, 2015 | Diversity in Workforce, Future of Work
Until 2004, The Boston Red Sox had not won a World Series since trading Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1918. Then they won the World Series again in 2007. After 86 years of losing, they finally upped their game. But they have more than spring training to thank...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Employee Engagement, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development
Isn’t it odd that certain professions require a certification process, yet being a leader doesn’t require one? Social workers, CPAs, lawyers, doctors and other professionals all went through some type of licensing or exam process, yet leaders don’t even require an...
by admin | Sep 13, 2012 | Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, Management Tips
What does the World of Warcraft have to do with retaining your star employees and recruiting the best of the best for your organization? If you keep up in the blogosphere, you may have seen research about the countless negative effects of video games, as well as...
by admin | Nov 15, 2011 | Leadership Development, Management Tips
A lot of big words for a simple theory. Or as Boyd so eloquently puts it in the recent Fast Company article, “People want to be inspired, not lectured. They tend to respond better to humor and gentle reminders than they do to dictates or presumptions of guilt before...
by admin | Nov 10, 2011 | Leadership Development
Leadership lessons can come from the most unexpected places. Burning Man is a great example of this. Fast Company recently wrote an article about this eight day “festival” of sorts. Except the way that Burning Man is framed, it’s not a festival – it’s more of a town....
