Yada..Yada...Yada...Did you hear about?

In a phenomenally entertaining “hot microphone” moment, the president of France and the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada were overheard commenting on the inordinate amount of news coverage afforded the president of the United States.  They were giggling and gossiping like high schoolers and clearly, mocking the US president.  It was a clear example to me that the NATO “in crowd” or “cool kids” did not include the president of the United States.  I thought it was a hilarious moment courtesy of modern technology.

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Title is Everything…Maybe!

For the first time in 19 years, I am performing a new role with a new title. I am no longer a Vice President, Human Resources with all of the notoriety and cache that goes along with the title. I am now an author. Ta-Daaa! I accomplished something that I never dreamed I would ever do. It’s a great feeling, and it is time to embrace the new role. “Damn the torpedoes.  Full speed ahead!”  

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Know Your People

One of the major challenges facing business leaders is the quality and integrity of the information they receive in order to make decisions. Getting the right information is critical to good decision making. Ass kissing behavior is the greatest impediment to this aspect of being a good leader. A leader must create an environment where individuals…

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