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10 Things To Do To Have Engaged, Energized Employees

Do you manage by walking around? What do you see? Are people excited about their job or are people just going through the motions? Here are 10 ways, that do not cost much if anything, to turn “it’s just a job” employees into energized and engaged employees Take their jobs easier. Work alongside them and …

Smart Hiring: Are You Doing It Right?

Does your hiring process consist of proven practices or just a hodgepodge of activities that get into gear when someone says, “I need more people” or “Sally has left and we need someone to take her place NOW?” Smart hiring is more than posting requisitions, screening, interviewing and checking references. It is a series of …

CEO, Deputy, and Founder Leadership Dynamics

This posting is a continuation of the email exchange that began last Tuesday. “I am happy to step down and then go through the hiring process, I just don’t understand how it works. When, specifically, do I step down from the board? Is it when we have enough money to pay staff or as soon …

Steve Harrison: Publicity Power

Steve Harrison teaches authors, bloggers, Internet marketers, and others how to remain in the Publicity Spotlight. Here are a few key strategies for leveraging the media.

Career Success Part 2: Get Ahead of the Crowd

The person who is going to be successful is not going to succeed just because of good work. That is a given. It is expected. You get ahead of and stay ahead of the crowd by managing your competitive advantage. Here are three ways to do it. 1. Think of Your Career As A Business. …

Stop Micro Managing: Start Smart Managing

If I was a fly on the wall what would I hear your employees say? Would it something like this? “They won’t allow me to make even the simplest decisions.” “The red tape here makes it very difficult to do my job.” “Management has to sign off on everything; they don’t trust me.” A big …

What Is Your Grant Win Rate? What Should It Be?

Neither of these questions is easy to answer, so I did a little research before writing this post. When I Googled “grant win rate,” I came up with a lot of grant writing consultants that advertized win rates of 75 – 95%. I also came up with a post by Jayme Sokolow, contributor on this …

Citibank – A Grimm Fairy Tale (update)

Citibank – A Grimm Fairy Tale by Jonathan Bernstein Once upon a time there were two young bankers. We shall call them Mut and Geoff. Mut and Geoff were employed by — yea, verily — a bank. We shall call it Citibank. They worked in the towne of Pasadena, in the shire of Los Angeles. …

4 Keys to Accomplishing More – Part 1

Hello- I’m out of the country for the next few weeks so will have some guest bloggers covering for me. I met Jacqueline through a LinkedIn group where we shared a similar interest in spirituality and work. She is a former corporate sales manager turned yoga instructor and now offers corporate programs for wellness focusing …

History of Organization Development: Frederick Taylor

History of Organization Development (Part 4 of 6) — Frederick Taylor, the First Modern ‘Change’ Consultant (Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International. This is the fourth blog post in a six-part series about the history of Organization Development, “On the Shoulders of Giants.” NOTE: Most of what I have learned about …