The following is a guest post by Marlene Chism. Drama in the form of negativity happens for many reasons and not just because of personalities, or because of women bickering and gossiping at the water cooler. Often negativity exists because the structures currently in place do not support the massive … Click to continue reading
A few weeks ago, one of my readers left a comment on my blog asking why are there so many silos present in today’s organizations. Since replying to my reader’s query, I thought this would be a good topic to address as a follow-up to my previous piece where I … Click to continue reading
How does creating meaningful work impact an organization’s ability to succeed? That’s the basis of my conversation with Dr. Teresa Amabile and Dr. Steven Kramer. Teresa is the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and a Director of Research at Harvard Business School. Steven is a developmental psychologist whose … Click to continue reading
With the month of September now underway, there’s an unmistakable feeling of renewed energy and determination in the air. As children return back to their school routines and the summer break now nothing more than a fond memory, perhaps it’s only natural that there’s this collective drive to take on … Click to continue reading
The following is a guest post by Daniel Diermeier. Daniel is the IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practices at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship. Daniel’s work has been featured in numerous publications, including The … Click to continue reading
If there’s one chore I could do without, it’s having to shop at the grocery store. I’m not sure if it’s because I always feel like a mouse in a maze trying to find the items on the grocery list (the logic of grocery store layouts still alludes me) or … Click to continue reading
I’m delighted to present a new feature here on my site: a new podcast show called “Leadership Biz Cafe“. Through this new podcast, I plan on inviting business leaders and leadership experts to join me in conversations about their ideas and insights on the challenges and opportunities to be found … Click to continue reading
Last week, I wrote about why it’s important that bosses take time off from work to go on vacation. It certainly was a timely piece and I’m grateful to see the enthusiastic response it garnered here in the blog comments section, on the various social networks, as well as being … Click to continue reading
The beginning of July often marks for many the official start of summer, with children being off from school for the summer break paired with the warmer weather and sunny skies that marks this time of the year. This is also typically the time of year where most of us … Click to continue reading
If there’s one thing that many of us share as a common goal or objective it’s to be successful in our endeavours, whether it’s being successful in our career, helping to build a successful organization, or being successful in our efforts to raise happy and fulfilled children. Of course, while … Click to continue reading
Although I’ve written previously about the importance of empathy in leadership, this is such a critical topic to succeeding at leadership today that I want to delve into this issue more. So here are 10 reasons why empathy matters in today’s leadership. 1. What does empathy mean?In order to appreciate … Click to continue reading
A few days ago, my oldest daughter came home from school with a bit of a dilemma. She got back her latest math assignment and noticed that one of the problems she had solved correctly was marked as incorrect because her answer wasn’t rounded up to the second decimal point. … Click to continue reading