Requirements for getting something published and circulated in media today are as relaxed as a Sunday afternoon, thanks in part to social media. Social media has us all hooked in one way, shape or form. Even those who have attempted to avoid it have succumbed to its uses and to the potential benefits that, in [...]

How many times have you stopped to ask yourself how a company like Apple can consistently perform at peak levels? Yes, technology, innovation and creativity have something to do with it, but I think one of the things that is often overlooked is that Apple starts with the end in mind.  Rather than have its [...]

It’s being called historic. For the first time, shareholders stood up and spoke their mind, or rather cast their vote against the pay packages granted to Citigroup’s top executives. What is most significant is that the reason for the “nay” vote was simply they didn’t earn it.

For the past decade, Citigroup has ranked among [...]

Much has been written lately about women’s role in the workplace; specifically about women as leaders and securing a seat at the table.  I am keenly aware of the dynamics at play when it comes to men and women in the workplace and how our success in business (and in life) is determined by the [...]

West Virginia University Mountaineer play-by-play announcer @TonyCaridi tweeted Friday morning, “If you won the Mega Millions lottery … what 3 hoop officials would you pay to never work another game?” I thought Tony had hit on a fabulous idea and immediately visualized a Big East referee who I’d buy out first. I won’t name him, [...]

I just read an article titled “Training a Multigenerational Workforce: Understanding Key Needs & Learning Styles.“ It hit my hot button. I am breathing fire! One of the serious problems in the world today is the endless attempt by the media, academics and authors to put people into categories. Categories never fit anyone who you [...]

What is being referred to as “Bounty-gate” by some has many in football, media and the general population choosing sides. Is it right, ethical or legal to establish a system where players can “earn” money for sending another player to the locker room, or worse yet, an early retirement? The veil has been lifted [...]

The 2011 engagement numbers  are coming in and it appears that they are unchanged from when the term “employee engagement” was put forth in the early 1990s. The Towers Perrin Global Workforce study showed that only 21 percent are engaged, while BlessingWhite’s survey found 31 percent. Googling “employee engagement” yields 6,220,000 hits. To paraphrase Shakespeare, [...]

Morningside Academy in Seattle is a behaviorally-based laboratory school for elementary and middle school students who have academic problems. Students get a report card every day. While many would think that impractical, Morningside teachers do it as a matter of course. Teachers know what success looks like for every student and each student knows [...]

Change – the word alone conjures up negative emotions. Whether in your personal life or in business, change can be one of the hardest challenges we face, yet we do it every day. Knowingly and unknowingly, our daily interactions with people change our behavior, sometimes for the better and sometimes not as much.  But fear [...]