For some bosses, “Good work” or “That stunk” is all the feedback they offer employees in a day. But the employees crave a whole lot more ...
Leadership Skills
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Sometimes it’s hard to absorb how two leaders in the same field can
have such different leadership styles. Take these two female aviation
pioneers:
You know the basics, but here are three subtle ways to give feedback without crushing people’s spirits:
Phil Rosenzweig, professor at the International Institute for
Management Development in Switzerland, warns against halos, or a
version of the “halo effect” that clouds our thinking about leadership.
Laptops, cell phones, BlackBerries, IM, wireless everything. The U.S.
work force stays connected to the workplace more than ever.
Q. I believe that one of our employees falls within the administrative exemption under FLSA, but I'm not sure if he “regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment.” How can I make that determination? —A.C., Mississippi
Companies led by CEOs with military experience have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past three-, five- and 10-year periods by as much as 20 percentage points, according to a study by executive search firm Korn/Ferry International ...
Harvard business professor Das Narayandas uses a case study to kick off
his Program for Leadership Development. But the answers he’s looking
for could come from any case study anywhere.
HR Law 101: Nowadays, most organizations conduct exit interviews with departing employees to determine why they’ve resigned. Exit interviews can be a great HR tool, but you have to know what questions to ask and, at the same time, what questions to avoid for legal reasons ...
Big American companies rank as the best in the world at training new
leaders, a new survey reveals, but certain practices once touted as
great leadership training only waste time and money.
