With the challenging economy these days, where companies are losing money and people are being downsized, a very important question I get asked is, “How can I, as a leader, motivate my people in these tough times?” I think there are three things you can do. The first thing you need to do is to […]
Archives for July 2011
I try to be a leader but it seems no one is listening to me
This is a tough question that especially haunts younger leaders… If you think you’re a leader and you turn around and nobody’s following, you know what? There’s probably some feedback there that you can learn from. Why aren’t they following? Because your leadership might be all about you. People want to follow someone who appreciates […]
How can we build trust within our organization?
During tough economic times, I’m often asked how to build trust within an organization. People seem to be really down and don’t trust their leaders. I got the best advice about this from my friend Ichak Adizes, who used to be a professor at UCLA—a brilliant guy. He said, “You can’t talk about trust until […]
My boss acts like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Another big question that I get all the time… What do you do if you have an unpredictable boss—where you never know who’s going to show up? One day he’s upbeat and happy and thinks you’re great, and the next day you feel like you’re dealing with an ogre. I suggest two things: The first […]
Someday I want to be CEO
For the next few blog postings, I want to answer some questions that I’ve received numerous times over the years. Let’s start with the big one: What do I need to do to reach my goal of being a CEO? Some young people have the goal that they want to run some big operation someday […]