For a number of years now, I’ve heard people talking about how unpredictable business has become; with the implied assumption that one of these days, the unpredictability will finally end, or at least, level off, and we’ll return to a…
Year: 2011
“The New Normal – Unending Unpredictability”
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October 2011
“The Strange Experience Of Death: My Mother’s Passing” Note: This was written the day after my mother died – Sept. 26th My mother died yesterday. I got a call at 5:30 in the morning telling me that she died in…
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“The Lost Art of Connecting”
It’s become clear to me, these days, that we’ve lost the art of connecting- both in business and in our personal lives. What I mean by “connecting,” is the ability to listen to other people’s feelings, understand their importance to…
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What’s Your Interpersonal Impact?”
There are a lot of things that business people learn about and focus on – management, sales, finances, succession. But it is rare for them to pay much attention to their interpersonal impact.What I mean by that is captured in…
“Is Your Personal Life Screwing Up Your Business?” On a recent flight, I had a most interesting conversation with my seatmate. (He had a fascinating job – costing out massive infrastructure projects all over the world. He had a unique…
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April 2011
“Too Many Leaders Fail To Live Up To Their Potential, Because They Stop Working On Themselves”(Harvard Business Review, 2011) This quote captures the essence of the seminar that I’ll be teaching this summer at the University of Montana. Its designed…
High Accountability of Micromanagement
With superheated competition and a comprehensive examination of everyone and everything in business, these days, the question often asked me is: “How do I know when I’m being a high accountability, very effective manager; or being a micromanaging harasser?” In…
February 2011
The twenty-four hour news cycle initiated by cable television, has tended to trivialize the notion of “history in the making.” But these last two weeks have truly brought life to the concept. Both in the Middle East and North Africa,…
“Recruiting Is Back”
It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the gains realized from the additional productivity of the post-meltdown workforce have been maxed-out. In addition, the culture as a whole has begun to adapt to a smaller and less acquisitive lifestyle and, consequently,…
January 2011
The New Year starts out, for me, with a number of new ventures and adventures. As many of you are already aware, I recently completed a unique learning project with two friends and colleagues – Frank Sarr and John Stout.…
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