From Individual Contributor to Organizational Leader One of the most difficult tasks for an individual contributor moving into a managerial role is knowing where and how to spend one’s time. As an individual contributor, and most likely a highly-successful one, figuring out what to do and how to do...
Organizational Development
Tired of the Diving Catch?
What do organizations all too often rely on to save top talent, particularly when a superstar walks into the office one day and announces, “Adios, it’s been real, I’m moving on.” The answer? It’s the infamous diving catch—that heroic, leave-it-all-on-the-field contortion worthy of nomination for Sports Center’s top play...
Active Listening: The Leadership Skill That Never Goes Away
Talking without listening is a monologue, and dueling monologues do not equal a dialogue, much less a conversation. When training and organizational development took flight as new business disciplines in the 1960s and 70s, one of the more popular topics was active listening. Active listening is a process that...
Carpe Futurum – Forward Thinking for Business Success
I recently had the opportunity to hear noted futurist, expert, and author Daniel Burrus describe how today’s organizational churn has an insidious impact of long-term viability. In addressing a group of finance and accounting professionals from the Maryland Association of CPAs, Burrus made it very clear when he said, “If busy...