I grew up with Luis in Pittsburgh. We reconnected after he read my recent blog about learning grammar in the sixth grade. We exchanged a few Facebook messages. Then he called me. We had not spoken for several years and have seen each other just once since we graduated from high school, a long time ago. Luis and I were in the same homeroom and took
A while back, I met with the CEO of a nationally known firm; he’d started his business more than 20 years ago and built it to an industry leader. He’s a visionary, inspirational and unique. But his outstanding strengths are paired with what may be a fatal flaw. His temper erupts when he’s frustrated – he screams, yells, swears and humiliates to get his point
Apple’s newest blockbuster app, called iBook Author, will allow teachers, scholars and anyone else to create their own graphically compelling audio/visual textbooks. This will revolutionize the educational and, ultimately, business learning industries. However, in the area of workplace training where behavioral change, and not just the delivery of compelling information, is vital, it lacks an ingredient that only organizational leadership and commitment can provide. As
I got in trouble a few times in eighth grade. I didn’t break any big rules and never, as far as I know, had anything documented on my permanent record card. There’s one punishment I haven’t forgotten. I had to write a paper over a fall weekend and turn it in on time. I met the deadline, but had to miss a Pittsburgh Steelers game.
Predictions are as common as hangovers at the start of the New Year and usually just as useful. So to launch 2012 on a different note, I’ve decided to provide prescriptions to help leaders maneuver through a maze of sure to be unexpected twists that will mark all of our workplaces. First, let me make one prediction I am willing to guarantee will prove accurate.
I hadn’t seen my business colleague for a year. We met again recently for the same annual review we had in 2010. He had worked all weekend and looked worn down. I asked him if he had a lot of year-end deals closing. The good news is that business has picked up. But a different deadline kept him in the office. As during last December,
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