21st August 2006
Letting Go
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
A common management mistake is to focus too much effort on
helping the weakest link among the associates. It is our
natural tendency to try to help the one who is lagging
behin...
19th August 2006
Show Some Respect
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
Employees who are satisfied in their jobs are more
productive, perform better, and are more willing to go the
extra mile when a situation calls for greater effort or
lon...
15th August 2006
Shareholders Get a Vote
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
The activists shareholder groups have made "majority vote"
election of directors their primary goal. It is not clear
that this will be good for governance, but many...
13th August 2006
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Lessons in Leadership
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
"Much of leadership education is devoted to teaching style
and technique. Much of what is taught is, in fa...
13th August 2006
Ben Franklin: Leadership Guru?
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
Ben Franklin is typically associated with the Declaration of
Independence, bifocals, and the spirit of invention. His
name doesn't generally bring to mind "m...
13th August 2006
Caring Leaders Create Stars
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
A panel of leaders was brought together from three cities to
discuss leadership in a forum organized by Fast Company
magazine. The topics included the best and ...
13th August 2006
Cutting the Time and Cost of SOX Compliance
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
When the regulations of Sarbanes-Oxley took effect in July
2002, corporate leaders complained loudly about the time and
cost of the new complian...
13th August 2006
Good Leaders are Good Communicators
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
In Fast Company writer Mark Goulston explores the obvious
yet often overlooked aspect of communication in leadership.
Goulston's article, entitled "Crea...
12th August 2006
Failure is Part of Success
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
Businessweek writer Stacy Perman interviewed Nicholas Hall
for an article on June 22, 2005 entitled "Failure is Part of
Success". Hall, an entrepreneur from Cali...
10th August 2006
Age Limits Are Arbitrary
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
In a recent article in BussinessWeek, writer Peter Burrows
interviewed the CEO of Network Appliance, Daniel
Warmenhoven. He shared his views on the current state o...
