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Delivering the punchline before telling the joke is a terrible strategy for standup comedians. But as an approach to writing, it has its merits.
Here is the point of this article: Six Sigma was the...
Someone about to enter a Masters program in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology recently contacted me asking for advice about what "top skills and high demand tools" he should focus on in...
Coaching continues to increase in popularity in corporations. There are multiple reasons, but the bottom line is that there continues to be a big need for skill development for people in...
Values-based interviewing suddenly seems all the rage.
The idea here is that you ask questions around important personal values that will contribute to success on the job or that are aligned with...
A very successful coaching way-station is when your client clearly sees that they are co-creating the world they are living in. "By Me" in Michael Beckwith's Model of the Four Stages of...
Your first day in a new leadership postion is often filled with activities you might not get much say about. There is usually a benefits sign up with HR and a company orientation meeting. Your boss...
Few companies and individuals have a game plan for the First 100 Days on a job and the personal and organizational costs can be enormous.
I was recently interviewed by Sue Heilbronner...
A few years ago, I served as the Strength & Conditioning coach for a youth travel hockey team. To prepare, I reached out to some experts to get some guidance on working with a group of teenaged...
The Harvard Business Review published a blog post with some advice about what to do in your First 100 Days. The blog was entitled When you Start a New Job, Pay Attention to These 5 Aspects of...
Don't worry. This post is not a recommendation to bring back Rank & Yank carte blanche.
I am really excited about the paper my colleagues and I just published in the Journal of Consulting...
A lot has been written recently about having a personal Board of Directors (BOD). It's certainly true that having a group of trusted people you can turn to for counsel is never a bad idea.
But...
The New Yorker recently had an article about corporate culture: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/22/improving-workplace-culture-one-review-at-a-time
One of the key points of the article...
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