It’s one thing to be a manager but it’s a completely different thing to be a leader. The main difference is leaders have people follow them and managers have people work for them…. Read More»
“Deviants.” It’s a word that brings up images of wild-eyed folks who defy social norms; people who inhabit the lower reaches of the socio-economic scale; misfits and outcasts…. Read More»
YEC (Young Entrepreneur Council) surveyed some folks about how they get leadership evaluations from their employess. Here are their answers:… Read More»
I never wanted to be the same as everybody else. I wanted to evolve. I didn’t want to rebel but there were times where I felt I had no choice. That’s not strictly true. I did have a choice. I could have done exactly the same as everybody else. I could have followed their path, […] Read more… Read More»
Most of the disruptive innovators and risk-takers told me, like John Hagel did, that their global experiences were an essential part of learning how to adapt quickly to change, as well as how to create disruptive changes themselves…. Read More»
I met with a CEO recently who was disappointed in her company’s most recent employee engagement numbers. A year earlier, they ran an employee engagement survey and, based on those results, the company had made efforts to improve engagement. This year’s survey showed the engagement numbers actually went down. Disappointing, indeed…. Read More»
Time for some brutal honesty: not all great leaders make great managers and not all great managers make great leaders…. Read More»
Startups and new technologies are popping up constantly. Geographic limitations are being lifted as nearly everything becomes globally connected. The explosion of data — and the associated potential for analytics — has changed the playing field on which companies compete…. Read More»
Put your employees first and your customers second. A simple radical notion that defies conventional business wisdom, but it could be the right change your business needs…. Read More»
One of the critical lessons I’ve learned in life – and it extends beyond the workplace – is the importance of respect. This may seem old-fashioned or trite in the days of, “I got mine, go get yours.” But if you treat people right, you will get the results you want. This is especially true in business. Respect still matters!… Read More»
There’s a more human way to do business.
In the Social Age, it’s how we engage with customers, collaborators and strategic partners that matters; it’s how we create workplace optimism that sets us apart; it’s how we recruit, retain (and repel) employees that becomes our differentiator. This isn’t a “people first, profits second” movement, but a “profits as a direct result of putting people first” movement.