February 9th – 15th is Random Acts of Kindness Week. This unofficial holiday is increasingly being celebrated around the world – for good reason! RAK is intended to encourage daily acts of kindness for a [ … ] Read More
For many years a management custom has existed within many private sector companies described as the ‘next in line’ philosophy. This refers to an employee promotion practice primarily based and created by seniority. Pre-2000 I worked [ … ] Read More
Leadership vs. Management – is there really a difference? Throughout my career I have heard many business people say that leadership is just an advanced form of management. It is not. Leadership and management are distinct concepts [ … ] Read More
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 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
Virtual work, virtual offices, remote work, telecommuting, telework – whatever term you use – it all means essentially the same thing – employees are working from multiple locations on a permanent or semi-permanent basis and relying [ … ] Read More
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
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
Celebrate Your Techies this Friday! Since its official launch in 1999, October 3rd has been designated Techies Day @ Work. This special day was co-founded by Techies.com and CNET Networks to publicly recognize and thank all [ … ] Read More
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