Berlusconi's Reign of Toxic Leadership in Italy
A headline on the cover of the November 21, 2011 issue of TIME magazine really caught my attention. It read,"Ciao, Berlusconi! How he became Italy's most toxic asset." This caught my attention because...
View ArticleBosses We Love, Wish Were Better, or Outright Despise
Think about the worst boss you ever had. Or the best one. Or those who fell somewhere in between just OK and aimless. And moving from their report cards to yours, how good were you at finding...
View ArticleThe Brilliant But Toxic Boss
Some years ago I was coaching a number of very talented people who all reported to the same brilliant boss who was President of R&D for a global manufacturing company. While there were differing...
View ArticleThe (Painfully) Perilous Boss
Martin was clearly one of the most talented business leaders I'd ever met—super smart, strategic, articulate, and motivational. Had it not been for certain self-limiting behaviors—especially his...
View ArticleRecognizing a Remarkable Leader
When Dr. James T. Harris III became the ninth President of Widener University in 2002, he inherited a proud but relatively unknown institution of higher learning. He inherited the benefits of being at...
View ArticleThat Work-Family Thing...
I'm often asked what can be done to make further progress on what is commonly referred to as the work-family balance issue. My three-word response: change the language. read more
View ArticleFramework for a Great Leap Into Retirement
Five factors to consider when facing early retirement.read more
View ArticleRunning On Empathy
Have you noticed the seeming glut of books in the last couple of years focused on the topic of empathy? To name just a few, there’s Wharton Professor Jeremy Rifkin’s tome entitled, The Empathic...
View ArticleTerrorism: Implications for the Workplace
The recent slaughter of 12 people gunned down in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, got me thinking about terrifying events in general—and their implications for the workplace. I’ll get to this—but...
View ArticleManaging Workplace Anxiety: The POB Effect
Work-related stress can be killer, but don't let it kill your career.read more
View ArticleOn Leading Like Lincoln
Essential leadership behaviors for ensuring business success.read more
View ArticleWhite Smoke (and Mirrors?)
While Catholics and others throughout the world were shocked by the news of Pope Benedict’s resignation, I was impressed. I was impressed because on the basis of his “failing strength of mind and...
View ArticleThe (Painfully) Perilous Boss
Martin was clearly one of the most talented business leaders I'd ever met—super smart, strategic, articulate, and motivational. Had it not been for certain self-limiting behaviors—especially his...
View ArticleRecognizing a Remarkable Leader
A decade later, Widener's exemplary community engagement effort has helped distinguished it nationally as a vibrant metropolitan university.
View ArticleThat Work-Family Thing...
I'm often asked what can be done to make further progress on what is commonly referred to as the work-family balance issue. My three-word response: change the language.
View ArticleFramework for a Great Leap Into Retirement
Five factors to consider when facing early retirement.
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