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Letting Go

Letting Go (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved A common management mistake is to focus too much effort on helping the weakest link among the associates. It is our natural tendency to try to help the one who is lagging behin... Read >

Show Some Respect

Show Some Respect (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved Employees who are satisfied in their jobs are more productive, perform better, and are more willing to go the extra mile when a situation calls for greater effort or lon... Read >

Shareholders Get a Vote

Shareholders Get a Vote (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved The activists shareholder groups have made "majority vote" election of directors their primary goal. It is not clear that this will be good for governance, but many... Read >

Lessons in Leadership

=========================================================== Lessons in Leadership (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved "Much of leadership education is devoted to teaching style and technique. Much of what is taught is, in fa... Read >

Ben Franklin: Leadership Guru?

Ben Franklin: Leadership Guru? (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved Ben Franklin is typically associated with the Declaration of Independence, bifocals, and the spirit of invention. His name doesn't generally bring to mind "m... Read >

Caring Leaders Create Stars

Caring Leaders Create Stars(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reservedA panel of leaders was brought together from three cities todiscuss leadership in a forum organized by Fast Companymagazine. The topics included the best and worst aspe... Read >

Cutting the Time and Cost of SOX Compliance

Cutting the Time and Cost of SOX Compliance(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reservedWhen the regulations of Sarbanes-Oxley took effect in July2002, corporate leaders complained loudly about the time andcost of the new compliance require... Read >

Good Leaders are Good Communicators

Good Leaders are Good Communicators (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved In Fast Company writer Mark Goulston explores the obvious yet often overlooked aspect of communication in leadership. Goulston's article, entitled "Crea... Read >

Failure is Part of Success

Failure is Part of Success (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved Businessweek writer Stacy Perman interviewed Nicholas Hall for an article on June 22, 2005 entitled "Failure is Part of Success". Hall, an entrepreneur from Cali... Read >

Age Limits Are Arbitrary

Age Limits Are Arbitrary (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved In a recent article in BussinessWeek, writer Peter Burrows interviewed the CEO of Network Appliance, Daniel Warmenhoven. He shared his views on the current state o... Read >