Posts filed under: management

The Pace of the Leader is the Pace of the Team

  Recently I was thumb-scrolling through Instagram and came across one of those success-oriented accounts full of photos of lavish homes, beautiful people, luxurious automobiles, and epic yachts that included...... Read More

Just Execute

  I saw this quote from Gary Vaynerhcuck the other day, and it got me thinking. “I don’t want to convince anyone of anything. I just want to execute.” –...... Read More

Most Important Job

10-Ks. Projects. Product development. Compensation reviews. Presentations. Reports. Planning. And meetings. Oh, the meetings… For most leaders and managers, meetings and our work take up more than most of our...... Read More

Is a LinkedIn Recommendation a Reference?

The other day, I was reviewing a candidate’s resume and found this language on the last page where I usually see something about references. “Recommendations See my LinkedIn Profile to...... Read More

On Wasted Time

As recruiters and hiring managers, we desperately try to avoid wasting time. We are all too busy and stretched too thin. Some of this aversion to wasting time comes from...... Read More

Love Me Some Zuckerberg

Whenever I read about CEOs in prominent companies shifting business strategies or making transformational changes in products, services, or operations with people, talent, and recruiting as a primary driver in...... Read More

Management By Exception

Management by exception is the practice of focusing only on those things that went wrong, and not concerning yourself with what went well or according to plan. And it’s a...... Read More

“Can Do” and “Wants To”

I can dig an awesome ditch. I have the skills, ability, and knowledge to dig a mighty awesome hole if I do say so myself. I’ve got mad shoveling skills...... Read More

A Compensation Conundrum

I’ve always wondered about this one. And I’m still lost. Today an article from Harvard Business Review came across the wire about why top young managers are in a non-stop...... Read More

The Power Differential

As leaders, our words and actions can take on new meaning. If we aren’t careful, we can send unintended messages that damage our effectiveness and subvert morale. For example, take that...... Read More
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