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…
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Mapping the Passage to an Upside Down Organization
Guest post by Marilyn D. Jacobson, Ph.D To be competitive in this global environment, leaders must go against the tide to ignite and maintain momentum. I believe that organizations benefit from an engaged workforce, and the only way to achieve that is to flatten the organization structure. The hierarchy gets in the way of change…
9 Things Team Members Want to Know About the New Boss, but Won’t Ask
Are you new to a leadership role? One of the most important things you must do is establish a rapport with your direct reports (or team members if it’s a project team). Bring your team members on board is #3 on my list of six key actions a newly appointed leader should take. One way…
New Leaders and Low-Hanging Fruit
In my post New Leadership Role? Start Strong with These 6 Key Actions I outline the six things that new leaders must do during their first 100 days on the job to set themselves up for future success. One of my recommendations is to “grab low-hanging fruit”. But not just any low-hanging fruit will do….
Women of HR – Unwrapped Series Starts This Week
For the next two weeks, the Women of HR site is featuring Women of HR- Unwrapped – “unwrapping” some great content by an eclectic group of women in the HR, coaching, training, leadership and business management fields. It’s a “best of 2012” series and I’m honored that today my post Bully Boss or Tough Boss? How to…