The other day, a friend asked me, “What’s your plan for the evening?” It was a weekend and the question was pretty normal; my answer wasn’t. I said, “I am going to enjoy my company,”...
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Leadership: Do everything to your people, but don’t...
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it. The definition is simple and easy to understand, but leadership is a serious...
Coping with changing employee attitude
I have been observing the constant change in attitudes of employees over the last two decades. Turning the clock back, during the 70’s and 80’s, things were different. Our economy wasn’t...
Getting an organization to move
Getting an organization to move ahead is indeed the most difficult task, for any corporate leader. This is somewhat easier with a new organization, but most difficult when you start leading...
The right way to manage appraisals
Appraisal process is not just about handing over money, but more about evaluating current skills and identifying skill gaps for current and future job responsibilities. Managing appraisals...
The power of women in marketing
Let’s look at the following examples from a highly competitive service industry: Mother of a young child takes up a frontline sales job and performs at an average of 135 per cent of her...