June 30, 2013
“IT’S ONLY NATURAL FOR LEADERS TO TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR STRENGTHS… But as they rise in an organization, people often become comfortable practicing the skills that got them thus far, and fail to ask how useful these... Continue
Weekly Report 13-27
June 22, 2013
“IT’S ONLY NATURAL FOR LEADERS TO TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR STRENGTHS… But as they rise in an organization, people often become comfortable practicing the skills that got them thus far, and fail to ask how useful these... Continue
Weekly Report 13-26
June 15, 2013
AMERICANS’ WORK-LIFE BALANCE, WHEN MEASURED IN HOURS AT WORK VS. LEISURE, ranks ninth from the bottom of 34 capitalist countries. The major reason is that Europeans & Scandinavians have “national laws, like mandatory paternal leave, that alleviate the burden on... Continue
Weekly Report 13-25
June 8, 2013
NON-FINANCIAL MOTIVATORS REMAIN MORE EFFECTIVE than the highest-rated financial incentives (salary, bonus or equity-stock options), even in this economy. A McKinsey survey of more than 1,000 C-level Execs, Managers & Directors found that employee priorities continue to be: (1) “Praise... Continue
Weekly Report 13-24
June 1, 2013
BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNICATION STYLE IMPACTS HOW A PERSON FILTERS INFORMATION and the degree to which they can (or not) be guided by professional or personal advice. This applies to all persons: customers, clients, employees, children, friends & relatives. One profile... Continue