By Scott on 12 August 2009
I will admit that I’m not a fan of President Obama. If that turns you off, so be it — I will always speak my mind, and you have every right to read what you want.
I dislike that he is a micromanger as characterized by the Wall Street Journal.
However, in all fairness, this is an [...]
Posted in Performance | Tagged communication, decision-making, leadership, management, strengths
By Scott on 14 July 2009
Just read a little bit about the #1 Best Small Company to Work for in America for 2009. (Third time they are #1!)
Based on their news, they seem to be doing all right in the business world, in addition to being liked by their employees.
One comment from Beth Nighbor, the HR leader for Badger, caught [...]
Posted in People, Performance | Tagged employee engagement, employee satisfaction, management
By Scott on 20 April 2009
I’m very glad (Maersk Alabama ship’s) Captain Richard Phillips and crew are safe.
A lot has been said and written about Captain Phillips being a hero because of his actions to give himself as a hostage for the safety of his crew. The question I ask is this: “Is Captain Phillips really a hero? And if [...]
Posted in People, Performance | Tagged courage, knowledge, leadership, management, training
By Scott on 29 January 2009
‘Did I Really Say That?’
How would you feel if one of your ‘quick response’ emails found its way to the press?
That’s what happened to Gregory J. Knox, President, Knox Machinery, Inc. Franklin, Ohio.
When he arrived at work awhile back, he had an e-mail from Troy Clarke, president of General Motors North America. Mr. Clarke was [...]
Posted in Workforce Design | Tagged 360-reviews, communication, employee satisfaction, employee survey, management
By Scott on 5 January 2009
Who does the work at your place of [tag]business[/tag]? The managers? The individual contributors?
In today’s organizations it should be both, but I doubt that many managers or leaders would be able to get much done without the involvement of the individual contributors.
I picked up today on the results of an [tag]employee engagement[/tag] survey by the [...]
Posted in Performance | Tagged communication, development, leadership, management
By Scott on 12 December 2008
In the News
Listening to Bill O’Reilly’s back-up commentators today I was shocked! Although after the last number of years I don’t know why I should be.
The big news this week is the allegation that Illinois Governor [tag]Rod Blagojevich[/tag] tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder.
Also in the news today, former [...]
Posted in Benchmarks, People, Performance | Tagged assessment, benchmark, Blagojevich, business, communication, employee theft, ethics, leadership, Madoff, management
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