Management is a team sport, not a superstar sport. What happens over time is that some managers begin to believe it’s all about them. It’s not, it’s just the opposite. It’s about the people they lead. Allan Ditchfield, a former executive at AT&T, realized that you cannot lead without getting involved and what kind of …

Giving One’s Best in Return for Recognition Recognition: For something so simple why is so hard to compliment people when they do something well or to encourage them as they work to improve their performance? I have heard a variety of reasons, in my training and coaching, why some managers let encouragement and recognition drift. …

If you have read my blog before you know that I am a trainer and speech coach, and I have some professional acting and theatre experience. While trying to do the right thing for my talented daughter, Allie, who is dying to get into the business of being “discovered,” I found despicable marketing practices from …

If you are working in HR, you should already know that talent management is critical to organizational success. You can find the research to support it and if you want you can read 1000 different books that will confirm it and show how to do it the right way. So why do so many of us still get it wrong? Why is it hard to create, roll out and execute the strategies we know will work?

Because words are so important in federal grant proposals, your proposal narrative should avoid clichés – words/phrases that have been worn out and have lost their meaning and effectiveness … especially the latter. Clichés distract reviewers from the core of your proposal. They also waste the reviewer’s time, which can be very frustrating. Eliminating clichés, …

Using Moves Management To Secure Foundation Gifts Moves Management, initially developed by G.T. “Buck” Smith and David Dunlop at Cornell University, is a process of managing relationships with individual donors and moving them towards major giving. As cited in the white paper, Moves Management: The Science of Fundraising, according to David Dunlop, “the moves concept …

I recently led a drumming circle that was very rejuvenating. We enjoyed listening to and feeling the pulses, rhythms, and vibrations of the drums. Our drumming was in synch with each other and I could feel the power and pulse of the group beat. It was almost hypnotic at times. Then as one person changed …

You’ve wanted this position for quite a while and you’ve now been invited to interview for the role of your dreams. There’s just one catch you’re not going to be facing one interviewer, you’ll be facing four all at the same time! A coaching client contacted me recently asking for help. He just found out …

Guest Post by Andy Trainer, from Silicon Beach Training Project managers need a great deal of technical knowledge and project experience in order to do their job. Companies looking for effective time management techniques for project managers will therefore ask prospective candidates for evidence of training and of managing successful projects. What isn’t always appreciated …

Dr. Seuss has been providing great advice to children for years. And while the above mentioned passage is great advice, it assumes that one realizes their own control in situations. It requires personal accountability. Personal accountability seems to be missing far too often in organizations today. Consider the number of conversations you have had with those in your organization about missed deadlines, failed projects, or performance misses. How often do those conversations result in a list of excuses?