To build a positive workplace culture, you must deal with negativity and energy vampires head on. CEO Dwight Cooper dealt with the negativity problem by creating a...
Leadership thinker Steven Little performs a test during hotel stays. He asks room service for a milkshake. If he’s told it’s not on the menu, he walks...
Question: “I am in charge of rewarding up to 150 employees at our Appreciation
Day BBQ. To receive an award, employees must know the organization’s
Core...
British entrepreneur Richard Branson has turned his Virgin brand into a
conglomerate of more than 350 companies. His unique leadership style
requires some studying:
A recent Gallup Poll says less than one-third of U.S. employees are actively engaged in their jobs. That’s why it’s important for managers to watch for the...
Without deadlines, employees flounder. They can’t be aware of the urgency or priorities of a project unless their supervisors tell them. Following are four tips to...
Just after Richard Nixon won reelection in 1972, he asked his
ambassador to the United Nations to become chairman of the Republican
National Committee.
When Henry Ford announced Five-Dollar Day in 1914, it created a
sensation. Overnight, the Ford Motor Co. would double the standard wage
of automobile workers. Why did...
In 1992, Mike Schwartz walked into a Harley-Davidson dealership in
Delaware … and learned that he’d have to wait a year and half for his
bike. Convinced...
When he acquired high-end lawn mower manufacturer Snapper in 2002, CEO
Jim Wier’s lowest-priced machine sold for about $350. Because Wal-Mart
also sold six other...
