From Managers To Leaders

My apologies for my absence from the site. I recently lost a loved one and it’s taken some time to put things in order and get things straight. But now I get to come back to you the loyal reader – a bit older, but a touch wiser I think. I’ve had time to think [...]

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
~ Abraham Lincoln
How true is this statement? How many of us can read it and just know that it’s an honest statement from someone who has felt the effect of power that corrupted. I have seen it [...]

The new popular term in town is a phrase called “putting out the fire”. It seems to be used to describe new challenges that pop up in the workplace at any given time. In my experience more “corporate fires” are caused by lack of understanding, lack of direction, and lack of leadership than any outside [...]

A few days ago, I had an employee come over and sit down next to me. It was not big deal they just sat down and said “Hi.” I asked how I could help them and they mentioned they were just stopping by because they had not seen me in awhile. We had light small [...]

How many of you out there have either heard this or said it yourself?
“Well, they are not who they use to be.”
This usually comes a few months after a promotion or even just hours after an unpopular decision has been announced. It is often linked by those who hear it to feelings of jealousy, [...]