The following post is written by Erin Palmer, a recent college graduate. When she contacted me to ask if she could write a guest post on creativity and leadership, I was thrilled because of her point of view: that of the follower, not the formal leader. Please read on to find out what this young,…
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Planting Seeds, Growing Your Network
As a novice vegetable gardener, I often see parallels between gardening and networking. Below are some of the more common questions I get asked about networking, along with my answers, some of which use the gardening theme. Q: How important a role do you think social networking sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) play in…
5 Reasons Leaders Fear Embarrassment
And Three Ways to Deal with It “The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.” Douglas Engelbart, American Inventor I was in a strategic planning meeting being led by a Regional VP named “Henry”. His boss was there, as were all 55 of his team…
Tag Teaming Recognition
Peer-to-Peer Recognition Spreads Responsibility across the Organization This is the final installment in a three-part series on employee recognition. I want to thank guest columnist Cori Curtis of Baudville for sharing great these insights with the readers of The People Equation. Guest Post by Cori Curtis, Certified Recognition Professional One of the most…
What Type of Angry Boss Are You?
My kid came home the other day and showed me some artwork that he drew while waiting for his classmates to finish their math tests. He drew a series of random dots, connected them and then created a cartoon out the resulting shape. His first shape resembled an angry person screaming so he labeled it…