20150305 Bill O’Reilly (Managing a Crisis) On the heels of the Brian Williams media crisis, another celebrity was caught up in a crisis similar to, and directly related to Williams. Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News commentator, was accused of the exact same misconduct in an article from Mother Jones magazine. Quick review: Williams was suspended…
Brian, Brian, Brian… Oh Brian. Yes… Brian Williams. There is nothing worse for anyone than to be caught in the cross hairs of the media. It can be a person, a company, or even a brand. What can you do if you make an honest mistake or if you are the victim of a negative…
Leadership… no one seems to be able to agree on a common definition. A great example of this is in recent posting by Brittney Helmrich from the Business News Daily. In the article, “30 Ways to Define Leadership”, Helmrich quotes the definitions of leadership by 30 business executives. Each definition is sensible and stands well…
There is no guarantee that leadership will make a company successful, but I can almost guarantee a company will fail without it. I had a surprising conversation with an HR director in a European branch office of a US company about leadership and its role in the company. This person was a very experience executive,…
I discussed performance recognition in earlier posts and have a few additional comments. Genuine, honest praise pays dividends in morale, performance, and retention. Reinforce the recognition. Take the opportunity to recognize achievement at each lower level. I mentioned several ways of recognizing performance: individual recognition, peer recognition, formal group recognition, industry awards, industry travel and conferences.
(Continued from “Recognize Performance, Part 1 of 2“.) It is a real challenge to be a good boss. There are a number of actions you can take that can make you the “best boss” someone ever had. One of the most important, and perhaps one of the simplest, means of connecting with subordinates is the…
It is a real challenge to be a good boss. There are a number of actions you can take that can make you the “best boss” someone ever had. I believe one of the most important aspects of leadership is expressing emotion to subordinates. It is through emotion that meaningful reinforcement (both positive and negative)…