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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
February 7, 1:07 pm
Another Super Bowl has come and gone, with the championship trophy going to Green Bay, Wisconsin for the fourth time. Congrats to the Packers, with special high-fives to Daryn Colledge and Korey Hall, a couple of Packers who used to play at Boise State.
Hey – gotta wave the home team flag when you can. […]
January 27, 11:58 am
This week, JobDig used one of my columns on stress as the lead piece in their newsletter. For those who haven’t read this piece before, you can find it here: Superman is a Fictional Character.
Essentially, if more leaders understood the costs and consequences of stress, it probably wouldn’t be the problem it is. Most […]
October 29, 11:26 am
Change is the name of the game anymore … or, perhaps more accurately, RAPID change is the name of the game.
How to keep up? If you’re in Southwest Idaho, attend “Who Melted My Cheese? Employment Law Update” (Who Melted My Cheese .pdf flyer | overview page)
It’s a 2-hour program featuring Patricia […]
October 6, 10:07 am
An excellent article at Management-Issues.com asks a great question: Do Ivy League alumni make better CEOs? Interestingly, the the answer is “NO.”
Okay then, what’s the upside of having an Ivy League degree? According to the article, having that degree gets you a better shot at becoming a CEO. That’s about it. […]
September 28, 9:16 am
If you try to motivate people through insults and intimidation (and I know a few of you do), you may want to think about the ripple effects of your actions.
A story appearing in the New York Post and the Hollywood Reporter (among others) informs us that yet another contestant from the TV show “Hell’s Kitchen” […]
August 31, 7:38 am
As a training professional, I often get asked to deliver training in less time than is needed for students to learn the material. For example, recently I was asked to deliver what is normally a seven-hour training session in only two hours.
QUESTION: What does this tell us?
ANSWER: Some business leaders don’t understand a darn […]
August 25, 10:56 am
If you’re not a Chief Learning Officer (CLO), you probably aren’t aware that the American Society for Training and Development has a newsletter just for CLO-types.
Well, now you do. It’s called “LX Briefings.”
And, in this month’s edition yours truly is interviewed, talking about the principles behind “What Went […]