Monthly Archives: April 2010
3 Steps To Making The Real Work Fun
I call it the “Foosball Fallacy! CEO: Wow, company morale is low – we scored 2 out of 10 for “having fun at work” on the employee satisfaction survey.What shall we do? CFO: How about a foosball table for the … read more
The Most Powerful Question in Leadership?
The most important question you can ask of the people that work for you? Here it is… “Can I get your advice please?” Simple. Powerful. Ask For Advice On Just About Anything Get your team’s take on: New strategy ideas … read more
Make Employee Care A Competitive Advantage
“I can’t tell you how much it means to me that this company helped me when I needed it most.“ (An employee in crisis who just became our company’s biggest fan.) Melony was the quiet woman in Finance who always … read more
Don’t Keep A Misfit Leader
“I wonder whose butt he’s kissing so he doesn’t get fired?” (A fellow consultant talking about one of the senior partners in our firm.) It wasn’t that he was too terribly bad – he just wasn’t all that good. And … read more
Don’t Be A “Bubble Wrap” Boss!
“My boss might as well wrap up his whole head in bubble-wrap! He lives in his own world and he doesn’t care about mine.” Sally – a good friend of mine (not her real name.) Sally was passionate about joining … read more
