Statistics from the Labor Department for February and March showed an interesting twist, one that should serve as a siren call to employers. More workers quit their jobs than were laid off during these months. People quitting their jobs is not typically newsworthy. But people quitting their jobs in this employment market is worthy of closer scrutiny. Read the rest of this entry »
The Employment Tide Is Turning
May 13th, 2010Remebering Andy
May 7th, 2010My good friend, mentor and adviser, Andy passed away last week. He fought a long and courageous battle with an illness that many a lesser person would have surrendered to years ago. But it is not for his intrepid steadfastness that I will remember him. Or for his storied background as a combat pilot or competitive triathlete. Rather it is for an even rarer commodity in the modern world, his towering integrity. Read the rest of this entry »
Success With Integrity
April 22nd, 2010Call me Pollyanna, but I believe that events have never before conspired to establish such a bright line between winning the right way or the wrong way as they have recently. Now if only we can learn from them. Read the rest of this entry »
The Three Roles Of A Leader
April 9th, 2010Throughout my career, first as an executive and now as an executive coach, I have pondered the concept of leadership. There is certainly no shortage of available information and theories regarding what leadership is and is not. After years of working as, for and with leaders, I have developed my own construct of leadership that makes it readily understandable and actionable. I call it the three roles of a leader. Read the rest of this entry »
Ten Signs That You Need A New Job
April 8th, 2010The last two years in the job market have been so brutal that many people have forgotten a fundamental truth. Sometimes you actually need to quit your job. By your own choice. On your own. Voluntarily. Read the rest of this entry »
