Interesting article by CCL. “The goal of leadership initiatives is to improve the ability of individuals and organizations to set direction, gain commitment and create alignment. But what specifically can be developed in people that will contribute to their effectiveness as leaders? The new edition of The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership...

In addition to McKinsey ideas on how to avoid bias in meetings; I also suggest using techniques like the Six Thinking Hats approach. I’ve blogged about it here. In this technique, you ask one of your audience to wear the hat of optimism, while another one wears the hat of pessimism, other with the hat of facts, hat of creativity, and hat of intuition, and you...

This is an article that I could not wait but to blog about. The article discusses bad management practices on top talents and over-performers in today’s organizations. Mr. Smith article is very insightful and it does reflect the general sentiments in today’s markets as well it probably touches on every potential leader or top talent. In such...

I can not agree more!. Booz&Co commentary is here, while you can read the full paper here. “More than one-third of workers in the United States have been pushed around by upper management, meaning their bosses have belittled, sabotaged, or yelled at them, according to a study from research firm Zogby International and the Workplace Bullying Institute, a...

This article could possibly be one of the best I’ve read in motivational theories and practices. The authors; Katzenbach and Khan, had articulated the importance of emotional motivation wonderfully, especially in their discussion of the young lady at the Marines. Undoubtedly, I am one of the fans of the non-monetary motivational school. Managers have to quit...