Given recent events in the US and in many other countries, none of us should be surprised when we say that the evidence indicates that right now the amount of public disrespect – where people are saying and doing very disrespectful things to each other out in the open – is at, or approaching, an all-time high. As proof, we’ve already mentioned numerous incidents of public disrespect in...
Sometimes the truth is even more disturbing than the rumors. Here at CRL, we can’t point to a clearer case of organizational disrespect for employees, directly fostered by the leadership, than the stunning story of the troubled mortgage company Better.com and its now infamous CEO Vishal Garg. You can read all about it in the excellent Fast Company article via the link provided below.
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By Cynthia Burnham, MBA
I have a coaching client I’ll call Kerry, who is a successful leader with a very large organization. Kerry has a great reputation, excellent personal presence, and strong communication skills; and received multiple promotions over the years. Together, we’ve been working on strategies to help them grow quickly into a new position, which is fully remote, like the other...
Throughout history, athletes have competed against each other, very often under the flag of their country of origin. In fact, the Olympics and the World Cup are just two of many examples where nations are directly competing in an organized manner that deliberately heightens and celebrates their national achievements year after year. Beating a rival nation is the name of the game and a source...
By CRL Advisory Council Member, Gerald L. Finch, Ph.D.
Respect and disrespect have a dramatic impact on engagement
Gallup’s 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace found that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. The bulk of employees worldwide – 63% – are not engaged and are less likely to invest discretionary effort in organizational goals or outcomes....
An Invited Opinion By Rainea Cumberbatch
On Oscar night, Sunday March 27th, Will Smith became the fifth African American to win the prestigious Best Actor In a Leading Role award for his portrayal as Richard Williams in King Richard. The actor won the Oscar from an academy which, in it’s 94 years in existence, has only nominated 23 Black men for this award.
We also watched Will Smith...
I’m pretty sure that by now most people have heard about the incident during the recent Academy Awards ceremony. No, not the industry-shaking fact that for the first time in history a streaming service won a Best Picture Oscar, for the indie film, “CODA,” (Children of Deaf Adults).
Rather, everyone’s attention was galvanized by what is being called the “slap heard round the world,” actor Will...
During the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, my father was well-known as a sportswriter, radio, and TV commentator who was very comfortable expressing his heartfelt opinions in public. In general, he stayed positive; waxing poetic on the powerful beauty of a well-executed football or hockey play, the importance of the Olympic movement to global cooperation, and how tennis was rapidly changing for the...
My latest article in Forbes is about letting go of the false notion that we can keep good people just by paying them more.
In January, MIT Sloan School of Business released the results of an exhaustive study of the reasons why a record number of people quit their jobs in 2021, a time often referred to as the Great Resignation—or as I like to call it, the Great Reconsideration. Despite the...
Recently, the same week I turned 62, a colleague of mine commented on an article I’d published saying, “I had no idea you had such a fun background!”. The birthday, and that comment, caused me to reminisce a bit. Yup, I feel like I’ve led one heck of a life! So, I decided to try to sum it up briefly, in a nutshell. (OK, sorry, it’s a little bit bigger than a nutshell):
1. I grew up the...