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I have argued for years that Performance Appraisals†are at best a subjective and intimidating process, and at worst a demoralizing drain on profits and productivity. This is often considered heresy by some OD and HR professionals. So, to underline the validity of my claim, when I deliver a keynote speech, I†sometimes prove my point by [...]
I have known Colette Baron Reid for more than 20 years and in that time I have seen her grow into a formidable leader in the human potential movement.† She has an amazing gift of perception and she is an outstanding coach. Today, she launches her new book The MAP: Finding the Magic and Meaning [...]
My friend Laura Berman Fortgang is releasing her new book, “The Prosperity Plan”, today, and I have invited her to contribute a guest blog.† I hope you enjoy it and I encourage you to buy her book – it is terrific. Order today and enter your receipt number at http://www.theprosperityplan.net/promo/ and you will gain access [...]
In 1955, Charlie Wilson, then Chairman of General Motors, coined the famous phrase, “What is good for General Motors is good for America”. How things have changed. Today, this phrase has a certain cringe-inducing feeling about it and, in a way, its poor fit for a post-Great-Recession world represents both what we have lost,†and what [...]
Inspiring others is at the core of great leadership. Here is a simple but effective way to add to your effectiveness as an inspiring leader. Some years ago, we developed a coin, which was inspired by my friend Catherine Ryan Hyde, who wrote a wonderful book, later made into a movie, called “Pay it Forward“. [...]