Thursday, February 24, 2011

Turmoil in the Middle East

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I am really concerned with all of the turmoil in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Bahrain. It probably will spread elsewhere. My thoughts are w...
Friday, February 11, 2011

Are You Guilty of Being a Perk Hog?

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Monday, February 07, 2011

Compensation Oversight at The University Of Texas-Austin

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While it is understandable to me that the University of Texas, after a horrible football season, would want to replace its offensive and def...
Saturday, February 05, 2011

Leader Or Speechmaker?

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I sometimes wonder where this country is headed. Our Commander in Chief loves to make speeches and even though they contain references to ...
Saturday, July 22, 2006

High Performing Organizations

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What characteristics define high performing organizations? Many variables can be argued as important for success. For example, talented lead...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Metrics That Make Sense For Your Organization

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This is an impossible question for me to answer for you. Each organization is at a different point in its life cycle. For example, a new org...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

What It Takes To Be A Top Human Resources Executive

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The skills needed for being a top Human Resources executive are not vastly different from those required of any senior executive. One except...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Where Are You Headed?

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Have you taken the time to establish both your career objectives and personal goals? If not, why not? Do you have any idea where you want to...
Saturday, June 04, 2005

"What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate"

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Communication. Few find it easy. Most find it very difficult. Being an effective communicator is what separates the stars from the also rans...
Wednesday, June 01, 2005

The Most Difficult Place To Do Business

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Where is the most difficult country to do business? Of course it is impossible to answer this question since we are all different. What is d...
Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Senior Leadership Team Meetings-Meetings R' Us

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How would you describe senior leadership team meetings? Boring? Energizing? At times, either word may apply. Actually, upon reflection, I th...
Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Who Is In Charge Of Your Career?

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Your company or firm? Your boss since mentoring is one of his/her key elements? Human Resources? Your spouse or friends? You? The company or...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Ouch! Why Do You Guys Charge So Much?

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Good coaches have excellent backgrounds that are difficult to find. They are confidential, unbiased and carry no baggage in the organization...
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Saturday, May 14, 2005

Why Do Some Executives Fail?

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The most obvious reasons center around misuse of company funds or inability to deliver what the board or top executive expects. This usually...
Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Never Say No

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For those of you that are seriously interested in upward mobility, never say no to a new assignment or transfer. Why you ask? You like your ...
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Monday, May 09, 2005

Who Has The Most Power And Influence?

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Who yields the most influence? I used to think that it was always Finance. They controlled the purse strings and were involved in all maj...
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Saturday, May 07, 2005

Why The Name Without Boundaries?

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After doing business in most countries around the world. After working directly as an employee in the Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, T...
Friday, May 06, 2005

Caught Red Handed-What Would You Do?

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Lets say that you caught a professional employee in the act of stealing. For the sake of argument, lets assume that another person saw it a...
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Thursday, May 05, 2005

Downsize This!

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Large or small, most companies are eventually faced with making adjustments to the size of their workforce. Before proceeding with a layof...
Sunday, May 01, 2005

Read These For Greater Understanding

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From time to time, I use books as part of the coaching process. This is particularly true with six month or longer engagements. This way, ...
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But She Has A Great Personality

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Be afraid. Be very afraid. In high school, this was code for her looks aren't so good but her personality makes up for it. In business,...
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Saturday, April 30, 2005

Links That You Might Enjoy

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Depending upon the coaching situation, I do a lot of research in order to stay on top of the issues. When I cannot wait on the next addition...
Wednesday, April 27, 2005

What Exactly Is An Executive Coach Anyway?

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You have heard it all. Head doctor. Groom merchant. Charm school. Actually, nothing could be farther from the truth. Don't think of a ps...
Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Neat Things You Can Do With A Blog

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No doubt some of you are new at blogging so I thought I would share some of the neat things that you can do with blogs. 1. Trash it. 2. Re...
Monday, April 25, 2005

The Best Day To Discharge An Employee

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Let me make it very clear, I do not enjoy firing employees. The whole process is very distasteful. As we all know however, it is necessa...
Sunday, April 24, 2005

Send Your Best People Overseas

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Every organization struggles when it comes time to send expatriates overseas. Lets assume that you have an opening in a foreign country that...
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Saturday, April 23, 2005

Grooming A Star Performer

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What steps can be taken to groom an executive with high potential so he/she can rise to the next level? Having said that, lets assume that ...
Friday, April 22, 2005

Executives Who Just Do Not Get It

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Have you ever seen executives who resist directives handed down from top management? The most common one is centered around change. For ex...