Sheryl Sandberg’s much-talked about book Lean In drops today. Judging from the commentary in the pre-launch media blitz, the general population isn’t buying Ms. Sandberg’s assertion that by “leaning in” women can achieve greater career satisfaction and possibly even a wider leadership role. She’s been vilified as a “raging egomaniac” and a coat-tail rider by some…
Book Review
Getting Ahead and Making a Difference at Work
Book Review: Getting Ahead by Joel Garfinkle The book Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level is very straightforward in its premise: hard-working, competent professionals will not move their career to the “next level” unless they do three important things that many people say they’re too busy to do. The…
Apple in the Orchard
I grew up in the “fruit belt” of southwest Michigan, surrounded by fields of blueberries, raspberries and concord grapes. Because of this, I’m drawn to works with agricultural motifs. So when my colleague Sonia DiMaulo told me she was writing a book based in an apple orchard, I couldn’t wait to read it. The Apple…
Promoted to Senior Management? Read These 42 Rules
Are you about to embark on a new senior leadership role? Maybe you’ve been promoted from within, or are joining a new company as a new director or vice president. Or, perhaps you are coach or leader to someone in this role. I have an excellent resource to recommend – Pam Fox Rollin’s 42 Rules…
The Great Leadership Development & Succession Planning Kit
I’ve noticed something about the blogging space – there’s a whole lot of content around general leadership and a lot less about the specifics of developing leaders in a company environment. That’s why I enjoy Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership blog – he blogs about the business-related tactics needed to develop leadership competency at the organizational…