Reading the headlines this week about Amazon’s office culture was like watching a tennis match between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic. The volley between Amazon the Tech Wonder and Amazon the Bruiser started with the New York Times article on Amazon’s work culture published August 15. Reporters Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld served a couple aces…
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We want to share with you a great visual on employee motivation designed by Office Vibe. Give employees opportunity to grow and make a difference and you have a recipe for energized employee engagement. This infographic was crafted with love by Officevibe, the employee survey software that shows you how to motivate employees so that…
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Last night I was sitting on the bleachers in a high school gym watching my daughter’s basketball game. Her team led the first quarter, but just before the half, the opposing team scored with two smooth plays, and then landed not one, but two 3-pointers. Our team countered with several wild and unsuccessful shots and…
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Being a good leader doesn’t mean you have to be friends with everyone at work. In fact, befriending everyone, especially someone you supervise may be a bad idea. But what do you do with those that you just cannot stand – the obnoxious, annoying type? The key for a good leader is to “care.” That…
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The short answer is, ‘quite a lot’. As a student of leadership for over 20 years, I am fascinated by how the concept of what it means to be a leader has evolved since its relatively recent introduction as a field of study. My personal definition of leadership – ‘the act of mobilizing people to…
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What do leadership and your smartphone have in common? The answer may surprise you. Take note how many times you look at your phone in a day. It’s calling your attention with each ding and beep. You run an errand, and check for emails as you go. You grab a coffee from the break room…
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Stunning many organization heads and business owners, Leadership is no longer the pinnacle of performance and success. In what has become an all too common occurrence among top performers, Leadership was suddenly demoted after accounts of its true character, attitude and outlook were made public. While reports are not yet confirmed, it has been suggested…
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Have you been on the receiving end of someone’s professional leadership training, or even been that person trained in the latest, greatest, trying out your new skills on a subordinate? The scripted questioning and affirmation, the directed steps, and prescribed skill-set are all presented as tools for mastering leadership. It often sounds productive, and uses…
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Legend has it that during a visit to the NASA space center in 1962, President Kennedy noticed a janitor working across the room. He interrupted his tour, walked over to the man and said, “Hi, I’m Jack Kennedy. What are you doing?” The janitor responded, “I’m helping put a man on the moon, Mr. President.”…
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“I won’t believe it until I see it,” the supervisor muttered under her breath as she walked away from the morning staff meeting. This is a common statement that many of us find ourselves saying. But with this attitude, comes unintentional consequences. In all likelihood, the supervisor won’t see it. She has unconsciously made a…
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