The Carnival of Human Resources-A Great Content Source
The Carnival of Human Resources, Installment #32 is live today at the Maximize Possibility blog. One click leads you to 27 great blog postings on all things people, leadership and business. Go ahead and check it out. You will be glad that you did. Thanks to Jake Flanagin for running my post on "Strategy Bursts." It’s in some great company with the featured bloggers.
The Raw Marketing Power of Passionate People in the Workplace
For those of you drawn to this post in the hope of finding something juicy about workplace romance, keep on clicking. This is about romance of the professional type. It’s about the powerful impact that someone with passion for his or her job has on the working environment and ultimately on the success of the enterprise.
A passionate employee is like rocket fuel for your organization. These rare and valuable people build your brand, strengthen client loyalty, stimulate repeat business and energize your workplace just by their daily participation in your business.
It Might Be Time for You to Start Acting Like The Leader You Want to Be
A blog post at on Looking and Acting Like a Success at Alan Weis’s Contrarian Consulting site triggered some thoughts on what it means to look and act like a leader. While Alan’s post emphasizes how a successful person might act to present a desired image, how does a leader portray himself or herself as competent? If this seems superficial to some, I would challenge that a leader is responsible for acting (and to an extent looking) the part.
Too Many Projects Chasing Too Few Resources in the Strategy-Starved Organization
Whether you are operating at the strategic level or working in product development, I would bet my life-starting morning cup of coffee (a great Mexican roast from Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake, IL) that your organization faces more opportunities than it can possibly deliver. The extreme of this situation is Project Gridlock, a phenomena that I’ve observed in mature technology firms where the demand to support and enhance legacy offerings collide with the need to modernize or create new products to grow the business and stay-ahead of competitors.
Want to Improve Your Business? Fire the People Holding You Back.
Why is it that so many managers struggle with the issue of firing the employees that justifiably require firing? I’ve watched as brilliant business owners and otherwise accomplished leaders have agonized over this issue, unable to take the final step, while knowing all the while that it has to be done
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