Leadership Game Plan: Think Like A Coach

Have you ever stopped to think about the people who helped you grow the most? Chances are they weren’t the people who constantly told you what to do. They were the people who listened. They asked thoughtful questions. They encouraged you when you doubted...
What Makes A Good Leader?

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

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...
Planning Takes Vision – and HR

Planning Takes Vision – and HR

To be successful, companies should always be looking to the future and creating a plan for tomorrow. You may think that the planning is restrained to corner offices and the upper echelon on management. Actually, human resources has an important role to play. In fact,...