by Scott Anderson | Aug 14, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Mick Jagger’s 74th birthday this summer was yet another reminder that we Baby Boomers are heading over the cliff. As Boomers retire and die, there will be an enormous transfer of wealth, not just in dollars but in productivity and innovation. Humans are not known...
by Scott Anderson | Jul 23, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
When we hear the word power, we tend to think in terms of title: CEO, president, owner, founder, VP, director, manager, etc. Many workplace problems stem from a lack of awareness regarding power imbalances—especially on the part of the one in power. We might laugh at...
by Scott Anderson | May 30, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Issues
The May-June 2017 issue of the Harvard Business Review features a spectacular article, What Sets Successful CEOs Apart. I urge you to read the whole thing, but here are a few highlights. Between 2000 and 2013, the four authors conducted research on the CEO...
by Scott Anderson | Apr 26, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
This is the final post on “What Not To Do And How Not To Do It” covering six of the biggest leadership mistakes and how to stop making them. Like the other negative behaviors we’ve discussed in the past several weeks, a bad attitude can manifest in many...
by Scott Anderson | Apr 19, 2017 | Coaching, Leadership, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture
. . . everyone’s waiting for you to go off. In the past few weeks, we’ve covered four of the six leadership mistakes and how to fix them: excuse-making, bad manners, ego problems, and lying; get ready for the loose cannon. I like to say that this kind of leader...