Your Introduction Speech
What you say in your introduction will depend on many factors including your level of responsibility and what you were hired to accomplish.
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Leadership
Your First Ninety Days In a New Management Position
First impressions are hard to change. So are “first actions”. What you do in your first ninety days after assuming responsibility for a new organization is critical.
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Great Boss Test
Assess yourself, or your boss, against this list of attributes of great bosses who set up their employees for success and develop a team of top-performers.
Leadership Lessons from the Colorado Gold Rush
Attending college includes “getting through” required courses in areas such as English and social science. Classes like English composition, American history, and introduction to psychology are required even when getting a degree in an unrelated field like engineering or computer science. Hence many students say “I have to complete my required courses to graduate” rather
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Feedback – What’s Wrong with “Focus on the Behavior”?
If you’ve been a manager for very long, you’ve undoubtedly been told to “focus on the behavior, not the person” when giving feedback. I’ve heard it throughout my career, but like so many clichés, it is a bit oversimplified. Actually, it really doesn’t make sense. Isn’t a person’s behavior part of their being a person?
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