One of the great things I love about football – and sports in general – is the portable lessons applicable to recruiting and talent management. Today on NFL.com, current NY Jets players anonymously ripped their starting quarterback, Mark Sanchez. Clearly they have big... Read More
It’s funny that one of today’s big headlines is about nice guys earning less. Not “ha ha” funny. But more “sad” funny. According to the CNN article and the research of four university professors, agreeableness has a negative impact on... Read More
“I need a report.” That sentence makes me cringe. Not because reports aren’t important – they definitely are. But I’ve been producing reports my entire career that take hours to compile and check for accuracy only to have them looked... Read More
Leaders face daily the task of coaching and mentoring. In these conversations, leaders draw on their own experiences as a way to provide direction on a current or future situation. Some handle this well. Others, not so much. I once... Read More
Technology is amazing. It’s amazing because I’m writing this on my iPhone as I think about it. It used to be that I’d think about interesting, scary, or important stuff but I’d lose the thought or concept before I had... Read More
What is in a name? Are they important? Or just a way for someone to get our attention? Do they define us – tell us who or what we are? Or are names just merely a way for us to... Read More
I regularly shop at Giant for my groceries. Over the past year, I’ve repeatedly seen their environmentally friendly, reusable bags on sale near the checkout counter. Each time I see them, I think to myself, “you know, I really ought... Read More
According to the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), approximately 70% of corporate initiatives fail. This seems to be a staggering statistic; however, there are relatively simple aspects of strategy formulation, decision-making, crisis management, environmental scanning, and organizational alignment issues that... Read More
 We all make mistakes. No one is perfect. Yet, some managers and leaders choose to focus on the negative – the “wrong” of something. Some think being difficult or critical is the best way to improve performance. Some are... Read More