Regardless of your politics, you have to agree that Barack Obama is masterful in his use of words. What you might not agree with, however, is my following assertion- There is no greater attribute that a leader can possess than superlative rhetorical skills. (more…)
If ever there was a prime time example of someone who could use some executive coaching, it is our Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. Here’s a guy who is overworked, understaffed and under siege. He’s ostensibly a brilliant financial mind and one of the oft stated “smartest guys in the room.” The problem is, he’s thoroughly underwhelming. (more…)
I wish I had a buck for every “new and revolutionary” employee development system that I’ve seen in my career. Most of the pitches involve the use of technology, wrapped around some iteration of competency language. Most of these systems are interesting, and a few are even pretty good. But if you are not attending to a basic building block, they’re likely just a waste of money. (more…)
