Leading With a Compass?
Engaged employees are critical for an organization to meet its goals and for its overall success. Indeed, many studies suggest that engaged employees have enhanced performance, exceed expectations, and achieve results, which positively affects organizational effectiveness. Therefore, it is worthwhile for leaders to look for ways to ensure employees are engaged in their work. One…
The Prince or Leadership?
Arguably, the two most influential books on power and leadership are The Prince written by Niccolò Machiavelli and Leadership written by James M. Burns. As a measure of their impact, google search returns 4.32 million results for The Prince and 19.7 million results for Leadership. However, these two treatises could not be more different on…
Future Proof Careers?
The other day, my soon to be high school freshman daughter and I looked over her course catalog and had a good discussion about possible career paths. Part of my advice to her was to think about a career that the “robots” (probably) won’t take over in the next 50 years. I suggested careers that…