Just Say No
Despite all the pushing we do to do more, more, more, sometimes you just have to say “no.” When the folks above you try to put too much onto your plate, there may be times when you need to push back. It might be your bosses, or shareholders, or even customers, but whoever it is, […]
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- Sep, 19, 2016
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Sep, 19, 2016
Helicopter Parents
An article last month in HRM Asia raised the issue of parents coming to their children’s job interviews. While the article drew data from the US and Canada, plenty of anecdotes from around Asia suggest that some parents get very, very involved in their child’s job search. On M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly’s cry of “Incoming choppers!” […]
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- Sep, 16, 2016
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Extrinsic Demotivation
Authors from Plato to Daniel Pink (well, maybe not Plato) have talked about the importance of intrinsic motivation among your employees, that is, being motivated by their own interest in their work rather than by external factors like compensation and pats on the head. You get your best work from people, they say, when those […]
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- Sep, 14, 2016
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Doubling Your Potential Workforce
Is your pool of potential leaders as big as it could be? If not — if you are only looking at a slice of the possible leadership talent — you may not end up with the best leaders you could have. An article a few years ago looked at various reports addressing the role of […]
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- Sep, 12, 2016
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Have a Philosophy
Dave Packard, of Hewlitt-Packard fame, had a pretty amazing life. Back in 1958, speaking at a management convention, he shared some guiding principles for himself and the people working for him. It seems like developing some “rules of the road” for yourself will help guide your own actions and remove some uncertainty, and also make […]
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- Sep, 09, 2016
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