January 2021

As another new year rolls around, successful leaders typically take a little time to evaluate their past year’s performance and set goals for the upcoming year. I know I do. Likewise…

December 2020

Do you enjoy engaging in conversations with people you have not met before? Do you look forward to attending gatherings where you may not know anyone? Do you think other people enjoy conversing with you?

November 2020

What kinds of things offend you? How do you respond when someone tells a joke with a sexist, or ethnic, or political connotation?

October 2020

What do you do when you’re asked to do something important that you’ve never done before, when the result will impact hundreds of people, and there is a tight deadline?

September 2020

On the first business day of January, just eight months ago—when the DOW was at 28,868, the economy was going gangbusters, and the unemployment rate was at an all-time low—who would have dreamed that 2020 …

August 2020

As a manager, do you expect your team members to leave their personal problems at the door upon arrival at work or are you open to discussing anything and everything that may be troubling them?

July 2020

Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in a rut, like when you have a problem but you just keep coming up with the same tired ideas that don’t really resolve the issue?
What do you do in those cases?

June 2020

Are you one of the lucky ones who awaken each day, enthused to be alive, excited and eager to jump into whatever it is your work situation has in store? Or do you dread the thought of spending yet another day in a role that…

May 2020

As the world continues to reel and deal with the catastrophic effects of the global pandemic, there is a greater need than ever for executives and managers at every level to proactively and fully communicate; be visible and accessible; and lead from the front.

April 2020

It’s almost unbelievable that the entire world could land in such a place. Aside from Hollywood and sci-fi writers, who could have even imagined the scenario we have today? Who would have ever predicted such a drastic global economic downturn…

March 2020

Have you ever been asked to accept a mission-critical, high-visibility assignment, the likes of which you have never handled before and for which you have never been trained? If given a choice, would you jump at the chance or decline?

February 2020

One of the first “leadership” lessons I ever learned, at about the age of two, was to always show respects to others, and especially to my elders. Respect is not a difficult concept if a two-year-old can act on it.

January 2020

At the start of each New Year, successful leaders set time aside to establish goals for the year ahead. But before you jump onto the planning bandwagon for 2020, first take some time to reflect.

December 2019 

Articulating your value is not bragging. It’s simply telling your story … the facts about the value you have delivered to date along with your vision for the future. Explain how you have demonstrated that you can be trusted to make your vision for the future reality.

November 2019

Role models serve as examples.  Whenever you are observed by others, you serve as a role model of some kind. Are you the kind of role model you want to be?  

October 2019

One of the first business leadership books I ever read, way back when, was The Woman’s Dress for Success Book by John T. Malloy, originally published in 1977. Admittedly, before I went to MBA school, I spent five years as a fashion designer on the west coast. How I dressed, and how I helped others dress, has always been of great importance to me.

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From Monday, July 30, 2012

Are you aware that one major difference between men and women is that men tend to ask for promotions, while women don't tend to ask? Rather, women expect to be recognized for their contributions...they expect their astute boss to offer them a promotion in recognition of a job well done. We know that isn’t always the case.

September 2019

Last month we discussed how having a clearly defined personal vision statement and career mission statement, along with a healthy appreciation for the value you are delivering now and are committed to deliver to an organization in the future, you can enable yourself to better assess and capitalize on important promotional opportunities when they arise.