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Tag: Leadership

  • Be Bodacious: Put Life in Your Leadership (Book Review)

    I’ve been reading a copy of Be Bodacious: Put Life in Your Leadership recently, and it’s been one of the better business books I’ve read this year. I’ve realized that a good mix of “story” and “lesson” is what I enjoy in a book. While there are a lot of good picks out there, a…

  • Workplace Culture, Netflix, and Teams (Video)

    Check out the short video below. I have recently become increasingly interested in the topic of workplace culture, and I think people underestimate the power it holds. Companies like Netflix know what their culture really means, and taking the first step to define it is a big part of the process. (Subscribers may have to…

  • Supervisor Training Programs-Missing the Mark? (Video)

    Check out the short video below. I had the chance to go through a supervisor training session in recent weeks, and although I enjoyed myself and learned a few lessons, I felt like there was something missing… (Subscribers may have to click through to view) So, what do you think? Does a training program that…

  • Chris Brown and Management Fads

    Today’s post is kicking off with a fun little video you might have seen making the rounds online last fall. (Subscribers may have to click through to view.) Within a few days of its release, this video had thousands of views on YouTube. Even now when I hear that song by Chris Brown I still…

  • Leadership-Asking Tough Questions

    I think one responsibility leaders have is asking tough questions. Getting your people to think about what their roles are and how they can best fill them is a challenge all managers face. Recently my own manager asked a series of difficult questions in a department meeting. In responding to the questions, I felt like…

  • Expectations and Freelancing

    Expectations. They are such a large part of our work. From the very first time we interview to the regular performance reviews we all love to hate, we’re trying to meet someone’s expectations. There’s a big problem with that, though. We don’t always know what someone’s expectations are. I do some freelance work on the…

  • Comic Book Leadership

    Shall I make yet another confession? Yes, I believe I shall. I like comic books. While I haven\’t been an active reader in years, I still love flipping through them at the bookstore. Recently my brother passed me a copy of a magazine that had an article about Marvel Comics (the company that made the…