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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
April 13, 11:07 am
Recently someone asked me, “Would you hire someone based on his or her personality type?”
My answer was “no, not based SOLELY on personality type,” but most certainly I advocate and use assessment tools in the screening, hiring, and training process.
Why? Because over the past 22 years I have personally interviewed over 2,000 people. […]
April 9, 10:43 am
Lately I’ve been reading a book called “Leadership” by Peter Northouse, a textbook in a class required for my doctorate. It provides a rather comprehensive analysis of various leadership theories and models, but it falls on its face in places and I wince a lot as I read it.
Here’s an example:
When analyzing how […]
March 29, 1:56 pm
The other day when talking with a colleague the name of Tiger Woods came up. One topic led to another and we found ourselves discussing how companies treat (or rather, mistreat) people with sex addictions.
Mind you, I’m on the HRD (development) side of the HR aisle, not the HRM (management) side, so I’m not steeped […]
March 2, 2:18 pm
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December 21, 9:21 am
Today’s business section in the Buffalo News (NY) has a story that seven Target employees were fired for buying Zhu Zhus, one of the hottest selling toys this Christmas season. According to the story, these employees were following policies they knew about, but were terminated for a new policy they were not aware of. […]
November 17, 6:14 pm
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 […]
November 12, 5:35 am
As heard on ESPN radio in Florida with RadioJus host and 2007 World Challenge Strongman Champion Tom Mitchell, I’m letting people download my one of my e-books for free.
The book is titled The Really Simple Way to Hire, Train, and Retain Great Employees. No, I’m not collecting your name or email address — I’m just […]
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