I recently had an exchange with a manager in a company that just learned that one of his key people was planning to leave because of "burnout". The manager had approached the HR … read more »

As most of you who follow this column know, I often use daily comics as a resource for articles. In doing so, I'm just piggy-backing the talented cartoonists who represent and sometimes exaggerate … read more »

Our basic premise is that the three core elements of effectiveness in an organization are strategy, culture, and leadership. Here is how we connect them symbolically.In this framework, Strategy defines how the … read more »

When listening to an organizational assessment recently, a couple of things came to mind. The first was related to a manager who is smitten with the "Perfection Syndrome". That is, he needs everything … read more »

Some time ago we wrote a piece called "The I's Have It!". We updated the article in 2020. In the update we added an "I" for Insight (self-awareness). The four I's are: Integrity … read more »