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…
Workplace Dynamics
7 Considerations for Launching ROWE at Your Company
Tech start up Funding Gates is completely sold on the ROWE management philosophy. I recently interviewed Funding Gates’ co-founder Ismail Cholak about leading a company using ROWE practices. I wondered: can larger companies realistically use the ROWE concepts? Ismail said that yes, even big companies like Best Buy are successfully using ROWE. As we talked,…
Having Lunch with Drive Thru HR
Today I’m thrilled to be back for a second time as a guest on the popular blog talk radio show, Drive Thru HR, hosted by William Tincup and Bryan Wempen. I was a guest on the show in May – and they invited me back! Can’t wait to chat it up . . .I’ll probably…
Giving Employees Freedom to Inspire Creativity
A guest post by Meredith Wood This morning, on the subway headed to work, I heard this announcement overhead: “We are being held momentarily because of train traffic ahead, please be patient.” Most New Yorkers know this sound all too well. What they also know is that quite often that “momentarily” really means 10 or…
The Power of Belief – And How It Influences Your Vision
People need to believe; it’s a fundamental element of the human experience. Yet sometimes, our very beliefs can lead us to envision things that aren’t really true. Years ago, I experienced this first hand on a Texas summer night along the banks of Lady Bird lake . . . Flight of the Bats On my…