It's been a whopper of an economic ride lately. Your net worth is down. You're more worried about your job security than you were a month ago. You may even be afraid your bank will fold and you'll lose your money. Several years ago, I facilitated...
Change management and organizational transformation involve, at their core, human beings -- lots of human beings, who must fully align with your vision in order to transform the business. You and your team can't do it on your own. You need everyone. My years of experience as...
If you’re not worried, maybe you should be. In a down economy, the core and bottom performers hunker down, fearful of leaving familiar territory, but your top 20% are still getting calls from recruiters and lucrative offers from competitors or even from other recession-resistant industries...
Do you live in the Portland area? If so, mark your calendar for the morning of October 11. I'll be speaking on the impact of your psychological type and gender on your financial attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. I became interested in the subject after noticing different...
This week, I'm rerunning an article that was extremely popular, long before many of you subscribed to Traveling Light. The message in this article is so important in this era of cynicism that everyone needs to see it, and for those who've seen it once,...
Since it's the last two weeks of August and everyone's out of the office, I thought those of us who are working could have some fun with language. Gain an edge over your slacking, vacationing colleagues with the proper use of these commonly butchered terms: When referring...
Since the first book corner was such a hit, I'll do it again. This week I'm reviewing The Four-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferris. This young man has a very different set of assumptions about work than do the Boomers, and this is what makes his writing...
Have you ever tried to lead a major organizational change that failed? I did years ago, and it hurt! I still remember the sting and the embarrassment of having to retract all of my bold statements and retreat from my position. That's why, ever since, I've...