January 25 2011
Talking with a colleague a few weeks ago, our conversation turned to the topic being discussed on a local radio talk show. The program asked whether it was ethical to get something for free by pushing the limits of common retail policies. The examples discussed included:
Buying a formal gown, wearing it to an event, [...]
April 21 2010
The ABC’s of Leadership
I thought it might be amusing to see if I could come up with an alphabetic list of words that were characteristic of the traits, skills, and responsibilities of leaders. Following is the list I created now modified with some updates suggested by our readers. Feel free to offer your suggestions for [...]
March 30 2010
A couple comments that were submitted to one of my earlier articles, “Valuable Outcomes From Bad Managers?,” caused me to consider the role of manager versus the role of a leader and whether the two are really one and the same, but viewed from different perspectives. This has been the topic of discussion for many [...]