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    Archive for the "Leadership" category

    May 28, 10:35 am

    The necessity of knowing your market

    Just because you like widgets doesn’t mean everyone else will. This is the lesson being learned in Japan, The Wall Street Journal article Japan’s iPad Frenzy Signals a Sea of Change points out how the country’s technical, feature-rich products aren’t so popular outside of Japan. The article also points out how the majority of consumers […]

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    April 27, 11:54 pm

    Women in Executive Leadership

    While working on my Ph.D. in Organizational Learning and Leadership, I’ve been reading quite a bit lately about organizational structures, leadership, mentoring, etc. One fact that jumped out at me during a recent reading assignment is that only three percent of CEO positions in the Fortune 500 are filled by women. You read […]

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    March 30, 11:24 am

    A few more workplace truths

    Recently my 10 Essential Understandings garnered a lot of attention worldwide (thanks for all the cool responses). While going through my Management Development Program workbook earlier today, I found a complementary list of bullet points that people might similarly enjoy. And so, quick and easy, here are a few more workplace truths:
    - Manipulation […]

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    March 23, 10:35 am

    10 Essential Understandings - Plus a bit more

    For those who liked my “10 Essential Understandings,” I added a bit of info before and after the list and published it as this week’s Workplace-Excellence column. The Idaho Business Review published it here (although they changed the title).
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    March 12, 11:37 am

    Some leaders just don’t get it.

    By Dan Bobinski
    When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to tell a boss he’s full of it, it may be time to quit.
    The other day I received a phone call from Tom (not his real name), someone who used to work for a former client. Tom had a great work […]

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    November 23, 5:00 pm

    My List of Recommended Reads for 2009

    It’s time once again for my “end-of-year list of recommended reads.”  These are books that have stood out to me as practical and useful. As always, use this list for your own personal development, or as a suggested gift list for co-workers and relatives. Also as usual, I guarantee that valuable “golden nuggets” can be […]

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    November 17, 6:14 pm

    The dangerous ego stroke of authority

    Just the other day I watched a disturbing news clip showing a Newark, New Jersey police officer overstepping his bounds, showing exceedingly bad judgment and excessive force when dealing with a TV news reporter’s cameraman. It was a very public example of what can happen when one’s authority and ego are not kept in check.
    The […]

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