Categories: Corporate Leadership, Change Management, Dealing with People
Al Bernstein and the Dysfunctional workplace
by Graham
From one of my favorite authors, Al Bernstein, comes this excellent compendium of signals that your workplace might be dysfunctional...I am stuck in Charlotte waiting for a connecting flight to Washington Dulles, and found this in my Twitter feed. more »
CorporateSpeak
by Graham
Descended from Doublespeak, CorporateSpeak is a subject that I have learned to love, mainly for the endless amusement that it offers when the latest euphemism-ridden email makes its way down the corporate food chain. I used to think that I would parody t… more »
Why leaders cannot really demand respect
by Graham
This article eloquently explains why leaders can command respect by their actions and values, but demanding respect is likely to get them nowhere fast...I have been seeing a small-picture example of this at my current employer, where at least two Vice… more »
Excellent article on McKinsey web site by Robert Sutton
by Graham
Robert Sutton, author of "The No Asshole Rule" (among other books), has an excellent article in the McKinsey Quarterly (free registration required) that talks about how good leaders can create a better climate in their corporations. The article appears t… more »
The latest compendium of useless and BS corporate leadership cliches from the UK
by Graham
This can be found here. I have heard a number of these in the last 10 years, over here in the USA. more »
A challenge: When you don't know what you don't know
by Graham
One of the interesting challenges I have encountered in the past when dealing with leaders at various levels in corporations is the phenomenon of the leader whose knowledge is deficient in a key area, but who publicly (at least) refuses to recognize this… more »
Assholes are tolerated in corporations...if they are successful
by Graham
This study (excerpted here in the press release) shows that bullying and abusive leaders are often tolerated if they are perceived to be successful.
This is is no surprise to me. I once had the misfortune (in 1999) of working for a Vice President at Sa… more »
The HP Career of Carly Fiorina - an ethical view
by Graham
With Carly Fiorina re-appearing recently as a public figure to try and gain the Republican nomination for a Senate seat in California (after a lengthy period out of the public eye battling breast cancer), I found this interesting article about her tenure… more »
The Five Mistakes Smart People Make
by Graham
Good posting about some of the traps that you can fall into if you are a smart person... more »
Darn! I always knew I had made a mistake in life...
by Graham
Now I am beginning to understand what it was... more »