Friends, This week on my Everyday Leadership radio show we’ll hear from Curt Coffman, who with Marcus Buckingham co-authored the highly popular Gallup-data based book, First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently. They weren’t the first to say it, but said it best: when it comes to employee satisfaction and engagement, … Continued
I shouldn’t have been surprised that Meryl Runion, who has a series of books on “power phrases” and a website called www.speakstrong.com would shoot right straight to the red dot in the center of the target. She did, as I was interviewing her this past week on the topic of ASSERTIVENESS. (The show and twenty-five … Continued
Getting Promoted – The Data and Implications for Everyday Leaders Friends, A big thanks to the 900+ people who answered last week’s brief survey on what gets people job promotions. The results are fascinating, so I’ll summarize the two clear takeaways. First, how fair are promotions? When asked how people had been treated in promotion … Continued
Friends, I finished a speech at a health care conference last week, took questions, then had time for one of my own. I asked: “What will you take away, what will you think or do differently?” A man raised his hand: “On Monday, I’m going to ask my team what I can do to help … Continued