Opinion: Gen Y Demands a Humanistic Approach to Management
[Tweet “It’s time to throw out the rule book when it comes to leading the workforce of the future, says Craig Nathanson”] Generation Y – those born between 1983 and 1995 – is on a mission; a mission to shake up the status quo. Many of today’s younger...
The Best Criteria for Loving your Work
[Tweet “It will increase the quality and happiness in your life”] Indian thinker Krishnamurti (1987) believed that there are many people who want to be famous because they don’t love what they do. He believed that our present success is rotten because it...
How to Manage Your Time Like a Leader
If you are in a management role, each day is a challenge, and it seems like there is never enough time. In fact, we all have the same amount of time each day — 24 hours. The difference is how we use it. To do so effectively, you have to be aware of several factors:...
Leadership Game Plan: Think Like A Coach
Call to mind a great coach you admire. What does this coach do right? Perhaps, he or she is good at teaching the rules of the game or at determining which roles each person must play on the team. Maybe this coach is great at facilitating all team members to get along...
What Makes A Good Leader?
I remember in the late 1990s meeting with Jeff Bezos at his Amazon headquarters in Seattle. In those days, people were skeptical how far he could take his little online bookstore. While we met and discussed some partnership ideas with his staff, Bezos had an opinion...
Great Leaders Are Still Human
By definition, leaders are individuals who direct or command a group or organization, while managers are responsible for controlling or administering organizations or groups. But these definitions do not accurately highlight the contrast between the two roles. I...
10 Challenges HR Leaders Face — and How to Overcome Them
Let’s face it, HR leadership can be challenging. With HR serving as the glue between what senior management wants to get done and the needs and development of the workforce, HR professionals face daily challenges. These challenges can be met with specific...
Why Donald Trump Got Firing All Wrong?
Regardless of your politics, it’s hard to ignore the fact that in the past few months while campaigning for the Republican nomination for the presidency, Donald Trump has proven quite quotable. But before all this stumping, he was well-known for the boardroom-table...