The People Equation

What Bugs Us At Work

May 6, 2011

I heard a great review on NPR the other day of a book called Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us. The book covers the science of why things like loud cell phone conversations and fingernails on a chalkboard are universally annoying to us. As I listened, I realized that a big part of my [...]

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Break the Mentoring Mold

May 4, 2011

According to author Anya Kamenetz, people need to rethink mentoring. In the Fast Company article The Republic of Mentors, Kamenetz says, We need a new model of mentorship. We’re living in an age of networks, not hierarchies; knowledge and wisdom is distributed, rather than concentrated among the gray hairs. The new model has to be [...]

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Leadership Development Carnival – May 1, 2011 Edition

May 2, 2011

This month’s Leadership Development Carnival, hosted by Dan McCarthy, is up at Great Leadership. It features the usual wonderful assortment of recent leadership blog posts and as a bonus— Dan writes a great summary to the question “What is a blog carnival, anyway?” I’ve been contributing to this blog carnival for nearly two years and [...]

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8 Ways for CEOs to Tap Their Insiders

April 30, 2011

The concept of MBWA still has legs. Here’s how to capitalize on it. How much time should a CEO spend interacting with company employees versus external partners? More than you might think, according to research conducted by the Harvard Business School faculty. There is evidence interacting with “insiders” (employees and their board of directors) is [...]

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Great Speakers Form Authentic Relationships

April 26, 2011

A Book Review of Speak Up! by Heather Stubbs Most books on public speaking emphasize external attributes— projecting one’s voice confidently, maintaining eye contact and telling spellbinding stories. These are all important factors says author Heather Stubbs, but to be a truly powerful speaker, you need to first get your internal house in order. That’s [...]

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Teamwork. How Hard Can It Be?

April 21, 2011

To me, springtime means track meets. Back in the day, I used to run track for my high school’s girls 440 relay team. Even all these years later, I can close my eyes and feel it: legs churning, heart pounding, as I round the curve, ready to pass the baton. I’m reaching my right hand [...]

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Does Your Office Have Food Issues?

April 19, 2011

Where’s your office food hub? Perhaps it’s a co-worker’s jelly bean dispenser, or a candy dish filled with treats at your company reception desk. It may even be an actual table where people drop off treats they bring in from home. Most offices several “go to” areas for people seeking a little socializing and/or noshing. [...]

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Sitting Kills. What Your HR Department Can Do About It.

April 13, 2011

If you sit for most of the day for your job, you’re 54% more likely to die of a heart attack. This statistic appeared in the article The Most Dangerous Thing You’ll Do All Day. Written by Bill Phillips, the Editor of MensHealth.com, the article describes research that points to sitting as a defining factor [...]

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Fun with Factoids Icebreaker

April 5, 2011

As a learning facilitator, I have a toolbox full of ice breakers, team builders and group facilitation techniques that have served me well over the years. Just the other day, I freshened up one of my favorite standbys called “Fun with Factoids” with the addition of audience voting technology. It worked so well that I [...]

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