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Executive Tribune: February 2009

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Leadership In Turbulent Times. It’s getting harder and harder to motivate the troops. That’s the one constant I hear from executives at companies across the industrial landscape. Leading others is never an easy task, but it’s certainly simpler when the economic news is upbeat, budgets are flush and employees are engaged and well rewarded. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today. See the sea change.

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Executive Tribune: June 2009

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Wednesday, June 3, 2009. The C-Span of Executive Presence. It's time to take the mystery out of executive presence. In the age of Twitter, where simpler is often seen as better, finding a straightforward way to understand and display this behavior is key to not only surviving, but succeeding in this difficult job market. It's probably a coincidence. I’ve written about this topic before and, even prior to the market shedding ...

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Executive Tribune: January 2009

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Saturday, January 31, 2009. The Insanity Of Executive Compensation Legislation. Will the Obama administration really try to limit executive compensation through legislation? Enacting laws that establish ceilings on pay packages are all the rage at the moment, supported by the public, politicans and shareholders. All seemingly for good cause. It’s a tough sell. And while the on-line community, numerous politicians and many in the m...

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Executive Tribune: December 2010

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Monday, December 20, 2010. Beware Command and Control In The C-Suite. Are executives taking a "back to the future" approach with command and control replacing particpative management as the preferred leadership style? At some companies the answer appears to be yes. When that authoritarian approach starts at or near the top of a company it has a tendency to trickle down throughout the management ranks, creating undo stress and leav...

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Executive Tribune: Fear of Feedback - The Hidden Obstacle to Executive Success

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Fear of Feedback - The Hidden Obstacle to Executive Success. 8220;You can’t handle the truth” Jack Nicholson screamed in the movie A Few Good Men a. Nd when it comes to getting candid feedback about themselves and how others see them, too many executives suffer the same phobia – fearing their coworkers’ honest opinions about their behavior, their style or their actions. Fear is a career killer. But fear of f...

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Executive Tribune: October 2009

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Executive Engagement: Reversing The Negative Fallout Of 2009. Companies claim “our people are our most important asset” … but 2009 tested that assertion and makes me wonder how strongly they believe it. Years of corporate surveys have shown that the key factors influencing executives’ engagement are opportunities to use their talent as well as increased career development and training. Yet these folks are...

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Executive Tribune: August 2008

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Thursday, August 28, 2008. Career "Truthiness": Job Security. Is job security a myth? The quick answer: A myth if you depend upon your employer. A reality if you depend on yourself. Make “personal career time” a priority. Savvy executives know, that depending on their age, the odds of being fired are high and grow higher every day. Preparing for the inevitable is plain common sense. Do-it-yourself career project for Labor Day.

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Executive Tribune: January 2010

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Sunday, January 31, 2010. Executive Coaching - A Profession In Search Of Professionalism. Executive Coaching is hot and getting hotter. But, like every industry that experiences rapid growth, it attracts the good, the bad and the ugly to its ranks. Anybody can claim to be a coach. A quick look at the Web lists scores of institutions, associations, businesses and other entities ready and willing to train and certify coaches. Having...

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Executive Tribune: July 2010

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Sunday, July 18, 2010. Do Retention And Engagement Still Matter? Wasn't it just yesterday that "retention" was the most important item on the plates of HR execs everywhere, who envisioned employees bolting out the door if not kept happy? Fast forward to today, with double-digit unemployment the new norm in much of the country and the question has become - is anybody concerned about retention anymore? Those surveys were conducted d...

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Executive Tribune: November 2009

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Career musings and information for A-list, B-school and C-suite residents. Monday, November 30, 2009. The Style Factor In Leadership. Whether you’re heading up a group at work, directing the global operations of a major corporation or managing a team of little league or pro athletes, your leadership style is often the critical factor in how successful you’ll be. What a difference a year makes. Interestingly, this was the same Joe Girardi who, a year earlier, had been castigated by the NYC press, for his ...