Caution – Delicate Work Ahead
Let’s face it, as of this week, politically and legally speaking the U.S. is now in deep, uncharted waters. Never before has a former President been indicted on federal criminal charges. The media is calling it historic, which it most certainly is. At the same time, all indicators are that as a society, we haven’t been this polarized since the Civil War and we haven’t experienced such public...
30 Years and 2,500 Programs in Learning & Development – Has Anything Changed?
My first real training development and delivery job was for the New York City Police Department in the 1980’s and it was a doozy: use professional actors to help train police officers learn how to manage what they called “EDP”s – Emotionally Disturbed Persons. My responsibility was to cast and direct the actors and help them create realistic characters – like drug addicts going through...
That’s Your Opinion
Your opinion is your opinion, your perception is your perception–do not confuse them with ‘facts,’ or ‘truth.’ – John Moore Unless you’ve been permanently holed up in a SCIF (a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) for the past four to five years, you’ve probably noticed that these days strong opinions are being flung about the world at hyper speed and coming from all...
Here’s Why Your Employees Aren’t Talking
This article was originally published by Inc.com. Thank you Maya Hu-Chan for allowing us to republish your work. If you’re met with silence when you ask for input, these tips can start a dialogue. A question I often get from my clients is, “How do I get my employees to speak up?” They ask their teams to share their opinions and speak their minds, but they are most often met...
Millennial Leadership Styles
I’m proud to say that I have three millennial children, none of whom come anywhere near to living down to the negative labels affixed to them by our society and the media. They are – like so many of their peers whom I’ve encountered in the last ten years – most certainly not entitled or selfish, nor are they slackers, nor do they expect participation trophies for everything they do....
Is Your Workplace Plagued with Disrespect? Take This Step to Disarm It
This article originally appeared in Leadership Now on April 7,2023. You can access it directly HERE. Name-calling. Stereotyping. Micromanaging. Foul language. Is your workplace a hotbed of disrespect—and are productivity and collaboration tanking because of it? When co-workers, managers, and their subordinates lose respect for one another, it negatively impacts their work and the work of the...
Is Your Leadership Worthy of Respect? Here’s How to Check
This article originally appeared in CEO World Magazine on Feb 24,2023. You can access it directly here. Are your actions and behaviors as a leader worthy of respect? It’s a simple—yet loaded—question. While you may believe other people should treat you with respect because of your status, authority, or position, you can’t expect they automatically will. The Respectful Leader will make an...
Ethics in the Workplace
Ethics is becoming a BIG issue again in organizations. The evidence includes… Sam Bankman’s cryptocurrency company’s collapse – “...a place full of conflicts of interest, nepotism, and lack of oversight.” The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after risky and unethical behaviors lead to deceit and manipulation, including their leadership dumping stock in their...