Executive Corner – Leaders Don’t Use Enough CRIME

CRIME is an acronym that I like to use so that leaders can focus on learning the human side of leading.  Leaders are being challenged today like never before. The reason is there’s more information coming at us at a faster rate. Progress is happening daily instead of being measured by years. In 1969, two brave astronauts…

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Executive Corner – Please – STOP Having Bad Meetings

Most leaders understand that a 1×1 is important.  Why are we so bad at them?  Bad 1×1’s lead to disengaged employees which become turnover and low retention rates.  This in turn is hurting your ability to attract top talent and if you do attract top talent, it hurts your ability keep them. I understand how…

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Does your culture breed disengagement?

How many times have you sat in an interview and the prospective employer said, “You know, our culture really sucks here?” My assumption, and not a very bold one, is that has never happened. Why is that? As an employer, how many times have you been interviewing a prospective employee and they have said “I…

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Passing the Reins to Generation X

Sandwiched between two behemoth generations, lies the lesser discussed, Generation X. Born between 1965 and 1978, Xers have a tendency to be overlooked in research studies since statistics generally lean towards encompassing mass. This is unfortunate since many of these, independent thinking (possibly once rebellious), latch-key kids have turned into great leaders. As a matter…

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