by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
Leadership clearly influences how well an organization will prosper but two other major aspects can have deciding influences too – namely (a) outside sources, often beyond our control and (b) the cooperation of the team selected to carry out the mandate. For the most...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
What is relevant today of the message delivered by a story that began more than 2000 years ago? Does it go beyond Christianity? While I am not a Christian, I find myself moved each year at this time by the willingness of people to slow down a bit, to enjoy each other...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
While unbridled anger and petty politics have no place in the boardroom or the office, conflict does – controlled conflict that is, for it allows an exchange of different ideas and the addressing of competing interests. Well, we all know that! But what if this author...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
People are praised when they achieve great things – often revered and idolized. Just as frequently, people are blamed when things go wrong and, every bit as likely, denigrated and despised. People are of course, the reason great things happen in business and yet...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
Mergers all too frequently turn sour despite the usual goodwill of the parties involved and the lengthy preparations taken to make them work. At the bottom of this frequent disaster lies a lack of understanding of the predictable evolution of companies1 and the...
by billc | Nov 16, 2020 | Newsletters
It is safe to say that most supervisors, or other titled people who oversee staff, have not mastered the art and skill of managing. It follows that most employees under those bosses are managed inadequately. The odds are, therefore, that you are among those...
