Sep. 2, 2011 5:36 pm
Given that this week kind of represents the official return of the college football season I thought the using a sports analogy wasn't altogether inappropriate. I think I made some progress this week in moving my personal ball forward. As I have expressed previously on my blog I like to think that over the years I have evolved from corporate employee to consultant to social entrepreneur. I like...? Read?MoreAug. 27, 2011 10:56 am
I had an opportunity this week to read Accenture?s latest report on engagement. Two things went through my mind - I found it very validating. 90% of what they talk about are concepts and constructs I have believed, practiced, and tried to teach for years. The prescription and my Compliance to Commitment model have a tremendous degree of overlap Every aspiring leader, manager, and MBA...? Read?MoreAug. 20, 2011 8:41 am
What an interesting week! I had the opportunity to interact with a number of different people this week ranging from a brilliant scientist and physician, people deeply committed to the philanthropic purpose, an entrepreneurial organization that manufactures industrial coatings and is going through a succession transition, and finally a multi-billion real estate investment firm engaged in the...? Read?MoreAug. 12, 2011 7:10 pm
This week was a very contemplative one for me. Watching the stock market race up and down and listening to the various reactions and blaming opportunities it represented was interesting. In a community I lived in for a number of years, they also saw two significant passings- one was a United States Senator who was always known for both his graciousness and his principles. He never let go of...? Read?MoreAug. 5, 2011 5:05 pm
I don?t know about you, but I have found that one of the longest journeys I have ever taken is that journey of introspection, when I have faced significant milestones in my career and life and had to determine which path to take as I approached the crossroad. As a child who was often ill, I got the opportunity to spend a lot of time in my own company, much of it in hospitals and a good deal of...? Read?MoreJul. 29, 2011 4:36 pm
I can?t think of too many topics that have gathered more print and air time than the topic of leadership and what it represents. Some of the scenarios I have seen played out this week cause me to do once again what I find myself doing frequently -- pausing and contemplating. As I watch the drama play out relative to the debt ceiling, I wonder if either side is really demonstrating any...? Read?MoreJul. 22, 2011 4:31 pm
We have all seen it happen. Wear a tie tomorrow you are the new manager. A recent survey by a Philadelphia based consulting group indicated that 40% of new managers fail in their first 18 months by getting fired, bowing out of the position, or receiving a bad review. The same survey cited a survey of 825 human resource managers as identifying the number one issue for new managers is failing to...? Read?MoreJul. 16, 2011 1:11 pm
I spent the better part of this week working with a client on a project that we have discussed and conceptualized for close to three years. As everyone knows, our current approach to health care management and delivery is in crisis. The cost of delivering health care continues to escalate without much relief in sight. It accounts for not only larger and larger portions of our gross domestic...? Read?MoreJul. 8, 2011 3:45 pm
9.2%. That is the latest number on ?official? unemployment announced today accompanied by the usual 100 point market plunge. I also saw some where earlier this week that CEO?s and C level executives expect to see their compensation go up this year in double digits?, the only employee group expected to see any meaningful compensation increase in the next 12 months. Is it just me or is there...? Read?MoreJun. 30, 2011 11:00 pm
On Monday, we will celebrate the 235 th anniversary of an idea- a democratic republic. Our forefathers were truly visionary in their thinking. There is no other constitution that has withstood that kind of time and tumult. I wonder what they would think of how their concept has evolved. As I mentioned in my previous blog when you are faced with a change or a reality you do not like you choose...? Read?MoreJun. 23, 2011 4:49 pm
I had an opportunity to read Seth Godin?s blog the other day. I will freely admit to enjoying Seth, I think we share the idea of being a lighthouse rather than a roadmap per se. Neither of us is particularly prescriptive in the approach we offer clients either one on one or in our writing and speaking. That troubles some people who are looking for more definitive answers, but so be it. Seth?s...? Read?MoreJun. 20, 2011 6:57 pm
I have had an opportunity over the last couple of weeks to read a couple of posts by Nilofer Merchant on HBR's blogs. Nilofer and I are very much alike except for the fact she is younger, prettier, and more articulate than I am. In all seriousness, what Nilofer and I both scratch our heads about is why organizations continue to hold on to such an outdated view of the relationship between people...? Read?MoreJun. 1, 2011 11:12 pm
It has been an interesting and sometimes frustrating ten days or so. On a positive note things seem to be moving along relatively well with some key initiatives. On the other, the tedium of everyday life rears its head. Last weekend was Memorial Day Weekend. It seems sometimes that we have lost touch with what that represents. I understand that for many it represents the unofficial start of the...? Read?MoreMay 19, 2011 2:06 pm
A Spark, a Flame, and a Torch What an extraordinary 10 days since I last wrote my blog. I read a lot. I think there are a lot of really smart people out there and I enjoy reading and sharing things that really cause me to stop and pause. Sometimes it is nice to get validation,sometimes a new idea or concept. The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch is a book by Lance Secretan I got a chance to...? Read?MoreMay 10, 2011 5:03 pm
I had an opportunity to read a literature review from last year that drew some pretty interesting conclusions not only for the U.S., but worldwide. Steven Zaccaro, in his piece, Executive Talent Assessment and Selection: A Literature Review described a five step process. Defining executive candidate position requirements (technical skills) Delineating appropriate candidate attributes...? Read?MoreMay 3, 2011 5:49 pm
Creating a Culture of Execution As anyone who has ever read any of my blog posts, articles, books, or had to sit through one of my presentations knows I am deeply committed to the idea of changing the way that organizations and individuals relate to one another. I believe passionately that commitment is better than compliance, and that creating a culture of true engagement is superior...? Read?MoreApr. 26, 2011 1:48 pm
The Importance of Whole People I have long believed that one of the fundamental problems we have in our society is our reluctance to embrace and implement the concept of working with and managing whole people. In fact a couple of years ago I wrote a book about my experiences as a human resources professional, C level executive, and management consultant and described how I had come to those...? Read?MoreApr. 11, 2011 5:06 pm
Perhaps a site that deals with green building seems an odd place to discuss the management of health and health care, but I have always found this site and its readers to take a broad view. The costs of delivering healthcare in this country is devouring an increasing quantity of our GDP or gross domestic product- Health care spending is estimated to have consumed 12% of GDP in 2010 and unless...? Read?MoreApr. 4, 2011 5:10 pm
Changing is Hard When I got up and was checking in online this morning I saw a notification that this is the anniversary of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr?s. assassination. It made me think about what has changed and what hasn?t. There have been a number of positive changes. I don?t think a lot of people realize that it was after his death that further refinements were made to the protected classes...? Read?MoreMar. 28, 2011 3:54 pm
Failure to Lead We have all hear of the conceptof ?failure to launch?, but one of our dark secrets from entrepreneurial to Fortune 50 organizations is failure to lead. Failure to lead manifests itself in a number of ways.Sometimes it is the inability or unwillingness of the senior most person or the entire senior management team to clarify an organizations direction. Othertimes it is the...? Read?Morepba consumer reports consumer reports zachery tims funeral zachery tims funeral laser laser
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