Leadership Matters

The Merge into Next Year

Posted on December 19th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, News, Team Building

The end (of the year) is near & we are (almost) ready to merge into 2015 The year is almost over and there are many things to reflect back on. Right now I’m focused on a [ … ] Read More

OutLook for 2015 Business

Posted on December 11th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Seasonal Content, Team Building, Technology Today, Work - Life Balance

OutLook for 2015 Business It is almost time to embrace ‘next year’ and all that will come our way. Yes, there will always be a couple of obstacles or hurtles to get past BUT at the same time [ … ] Read More

Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Best People Will Quit

Posted on November 14th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

Keeping your BEST people – the impact of company culture I recently came across the ‘Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Best People Will Quit’ written Mel Kleiman. He has kindly agreed to my reposting his list. [ … ] Read More

Hiring to Build a Great Team

Posted on November 6th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Job Search, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

What’s so darn difficult when hiring to build a great team? In a recent survey, Direct Hiring Managers and HR Managers wanting to build a great team were asked to name what they considered to [ … ] Read More

Trust is the New Black

Posted on October 16th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Team Building

Image: Scott Burnham, Flickr Trust – the Core of Leadership I have some very strong feelings on the subject of trust. Personally, I believe that an organization based on trust is one cultivated with honesty and integrity. [ … ] Read More

Leadership Courage: Your Formula For Success

Posted on September 25th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Guest Blogger, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management

It has been said that to be courageous, one must possess optimism, passion, realism and the ability to take action. Business today requires a significant amount of courage – more so than ever before – the [ … ] Read More

Job Titles vs. Work Environment

Posted on September 12th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, News

My two-bits worth on Job Titles vs. Work Environment ….. PLEASE – we have heard enough – no one wants to work with Rock Stars, Ninjas, Gurus, Aces or Warriors! Workforce.com agreed to my reposting their [ … ] Read More

Managing from the Middle

Posted on September 5th, 2014 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

The Middle Makes it Happen In just about everything – life, work, and politics — the middle is extremely complex. Being in the middle of the business can be a difficult place. “Middleness” is particularly challenging when [ … ] Read More

Have you Hugged Your Boss Today?

Posted on August 21st, 2014 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Seasonal Content, Team Building

The third Friday of each August is “Hug Your Boss Day.” This year Friday, August 22nd will highlight workplace relationships, build awareness of the employee/boss relationship and value the importance that managerial style affects employee job satisfaction and wellbeing. [ … ] Read More

The Mark of a Great leader

Posted on August 14th, 2014 | Career Advancement, Goals, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management

Years ago, when most organizations were based on the hierarchical business model of the Industrial Age, a great leader was one who was unemotional, rational, even mechanistic. Those days are gone. Today’s leader, especially one who is [ … ] Read More