Tough Act To Follow: 3 Tips to Transferring Charismatic Power
The sociologist Max Weber realized long ago that one of the challenges of leadership is the transference of power. Weber knew that this was especially the case when you are forced to replace a...
View ArticleFrugal Flying: Ryanair’s Different Leadership
“Putting the customer first.” Service corporations live and thrive with strict adherence to this stock adage. Businesses struggle to out-service their customers and win coveted spots on public ranking...
View ArticleCan’t Change Leadership Without Changing Culture
Leaders changing leadership within a company without changing culture is like shuffling a deck of cards. No matter what, you are left with the same players and one game to play. The players should not...
View ArticleBuilding a Better Boss
Can you build a better boss? According to the brilliant minds at Google, you can. It’s odd because I personally thought that Apple would beat Google to the punch on this one (i.e. iBoss) I am sure as...
View ArticleTech CEO Report Card
As a leader you want to be liked, or if you can make it happened…loved. If you can get and keep people on your side they tend to spend more time working and less time huddling in cubicles. quietly but...
View Article10 Tech and Social Media Stories 4.11.11
Ten Tech and Social Media stories you need to read: 1. Paypal’s Peter Thiel Claims We’re in a Bubble and it’s not the internet 2. Waiting for a Kidney? Try Facebook 3. Zappo CEO Tony Hsieh on...
View ArticleLeaders & Managers: Shared Skills
Leaders and managers have a lot more in common with each other than they know. When we think of leadership we often envision a knight in shining armor galloping across a field of battle on a strong...
View Article100 Best Companies to Work For in 2011
Things are tough all over. Jobs are scarce and the ones you can find offer low pay and few if any benefits. What are the Average Joe and Josephine to do? Well, you could throw your hands in the air,...
View ArticleShould I Stay or Should I Go?
It’s never easy to say goodbye. The graceful and perfectly timed exit is an act mostly reserved for movie screens and potboiler novels. In the real world, most of us are pushed out the door many hours,...
View ArticleLeadership: Limos, Taxis & Subways
Recently, I was sitting around having a discussion with three friends of mine: a young entrepreneur who’s just trying to figure out how to make it, a small business owner who tries to keep it going,...
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