Sometimes, when a tough issue needs to be resolved, you have to confront a colleague with your perspective on the consequences of their behaviour. Many managers shy away from doing this, for various reasons: being uncomfortable with confrontation, not wishing…
How to help your children focus on their strengths
Here’s a little gem I heard from Marcus Buckingham on Daniel Pink’s excellent ‘Office Hours‘ phone-in podcast (click the following link to see my other favourite leading-edge management thinking podcasts). One of the subjects discussed was how performance appraisals and…