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• Do your employees tell you what they believe, or what they believe you want to hear? • How do you spot the natural tendency in so many employees to be less than truthful with you? • Are you aware of your subtle and not-so-subtle mannerisms that promote deception? Recently, a new client said to… Continue reading Are You and Your People Playing “Follow the Leader”?

I recently met with a senior executive of a large organization - to explore a coaching relationship. After meeting at the reception desk, she led me through a maze of turns, doors, and up stairways to reach her office, deep in the bowels of the company. There, she painted a picture of an organization steeped… Continue reading Reality Checks for Leaders

By Dr. Daniel Papero Published by Working Systems, Inc. Presenteded with permission How does one manage oneself with a difficult other person, be it boss, supervisor, peer or subordinate? I have heard this question a lot in my travels this year. Generally, people blame "personality differences" for their difficulties. While personality may have a role… Continue reading Managing Oneself With A Difficult Person

How do you sustain your own commitment, your energy, your spirit in the midst of a wave of negative signposts - both real and imagined? How do you as a leader maintain hope? I've delayed posting this article. I keep thinking the economy will be turning soon, and all will be well. Meanwhile, the news… Continue reading Walking Through Discouragement

Theories about leadership are plentiful. What can we learn, though, by a perceptive study of real leaders who have succeeded? In his bestseller "Good to Great," Jim Collins describes the characteristics of consistently high performing companies and their leaders. Of the 1435 Fortune 500 companies studied (1965 - 1995), only eleven survived his team's rigorous… Continue reading “Good to Great”