I have heard countless managers tell me that they cannot find good people. “They don’t have a good work ethic, they complain, they aren’t engaged and they aren’t productive”. You have heard it too. And then I have worked with other teams that are engaged, where work is getting…
I was struck by this article by Doug Conant and Stephen MR Covey that described a building surrounded by a fence and razor wire. This had a guard tower and weeds had overtaken the yard. And this was the corporate office of a major food brand devoted to creating “global…
Talk with people not at them Are you stuck? Are people not engaging or acting in ways you expect? Try connecting with them versus talking at them. The way we communicate has such a powerful impact on the outcomes we experience for ourselves and through others. So let’s leverage that…
Have you ever talked to someone about their short and curt communication style and heard them say, “I don’t have time to worry about that”? Let me call BS on that (Belief System). When someone is uncivil, or their tone is not connecting, our brains are hijacked. The reptilian brain…
I was reminded recently of the comic strip character, Pig Pen from the strip Peanuts. He was the little kid that walked around with a cloud of dust surrounding him. http://www.peanuts.com/characters/pigpen/#.Vn6WKvnEXIV I worked with someone like that a few years go. Only it was not a cloud of dust. It…
The trend in the talent development community (HR) is to look for individuals with a cultural fit. What does that mean? Does it mean: We all get along? We look think and act alike? We share the same values? Does anyone see what’s wrong with this list? Do we need…
