Character counts. Always. Yet somewhere along the line, companies started to favor rhetoric and excuses instead of results and accountability. How do you know when a company lacks character? Simple. When discussing poor results, leadership: Makes excuses Rationalizes limited progress Formulates arguments to minimize accountability Not so with companies of character. They tell the truth. [...]
When To Make A Decision
February 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
A friend of mine regularly talks to me about his job. A couple of years ago, his company’s managers were slow to make decisions. While other firms in his industry changed how they worked, his business sat still. “They didn’t have enough information to support doing things differently,” he told me. Eventually, some of their [...]
Time To Say Goodbye
July 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I never looked at hate as a positive emotion. I recently spoke with a friend of mine who works for a large organization and is, unfortunately, quite unhappy. He told me how the company ignores change. That no one is willing to take any risk. That many non-performers managed to avoid layoffs, while good people [...]
