Given the title of this article, I guess I’m a poet and don’t know it. Well, in the article, we’re going to travel a little heavier than usual, but this is just too important to treat lightly. Last weekend we watched the DVD of Talking Heads’...
The tough economy has employees stressed in nearly every organization of every size, in every industry -- particularly those who have seen their coworkers laid off. The sickening fear that pervades an organization, ironically, interferes with productivity at the very time when you need the most...
One of the great leadership challenges of any economic downturn is balancing the need to tightly manage expenses with the equally important need to position your company strongly for the inevitable upturn when it occurs. Today, leaders find themselves under pressure to stop investing in organizational...
If you pride yourself on how well you "stay flexible" or "adapt to whatever the company needs," you're at risk of a malady I've just dubbed "Gumby-itis." Gumby is a children's toy that can be bent and stretched considerably without breaking. In fact, that's about...