I read this Blog Post recently, Competence is Context-Dependent, which provides a perspective on context related to hiring and recruiting that I very much agree with. The primary take-a-way was that it may not follow that the best person for a job in one organization is the best one for the same job in aContinue reading “Context Matters”
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Displacement
Displacement an unconscious defense mechanism whereby the mind redirects affects from an object felt to be dangerous or unacceptable to an object felt to be safe or acceptable. ~Sigmund Freud Unfortunately, that is not the primary meaning of the word today. It has come to mean something of great fear to the workforce in thatContinue reading “Displacement”
5 Mindsets I Think the Best Leaders Have
If you’ve followed any of my Posts, Podcasts or Video Casts, you’ve read and heard me refer to the importance of the mindset regarding individual choice or change…
Great Leadership Requires Great Balance!
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric said There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences…
Leaders, Are Your Goals Overrated?
If someone asked me that question, my first response would be with a question. Are you asking about my personal or my professional goals? In this case, I’m asking…
Leaders, What Do You Really Care About?
The issue I’ve had for a long time with self-described, self-development experts is that they attach more significance to achieving success than to an individual…
Truth Be Told, As Leader, Thy Name Is Hope!
One day, we’ll all pass. With very few exceptions (and I mean very few), beyond a small group of people in our families and for an extremely brief period of time…
As Leader, When Is Enough Enough?
I think I’ve noted before that, by nature, I’m generally an optimist, always looking for the way forward, especially during crisis. We’re all products of our experiences…
No One’s Exempt!
Every day, someone gets caught cheating, lying, violating a trust or otherwise violating our culture in order to get an advantage or just simply to win. Instead…
Bureaucracy: A Choice!
If you ever find yourself saying something close to, “I can’t do anything about it because my hands are tied”, you may unwittingly be a part of the productivity…