March 2015

By Roxi Hewertson Too often people find themselves leading others without the right experience or training. And too often people assume they and others can and will figure it out as they go. While they are ‘figuring it out’, if they actually do, a lot of damage can be done…

By Kevin Berchelman Necessary evil. Pain in the rear. The management penalty. Performance reviews are called many things, few of them positive. What’s up with that?? One of the most important things we do as senior managers is setting, and managing to, performance expectations. Why, then, do we anguish about…

By Caiti Johnson So, how do they do it? How do the top business leaders become masters in their fields? Is there a sequence to their success, or are there inherent qualities shared by the business world’s top leaders? Studying the top business leaders in various fields allows us to…

By Merilee Kern Corporate America Competes to Improve Employee Health: Companies Challenge Each Other with Cash-Driven Diet Competitions to Battle the Bulge and Boost Bottom Lines The glut of U.S. workers contending with obesity and other chronic health troubles is costing companies more than $153 billion annually in lost productivity…

One big, happy family… right?? Bain Capital.  McKinsey.  Deloitte… don’t take just my word for it —  the single biggest reason for merger or acquisition failure is not costs, lack of synergy, incompatible strategy, etc. It’s people.  Failure to integrate cultures, directions, leadership and communities within an organization result in more failures…