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Spark Mystery and Curiosity
I am reading a wonderful book called “Unthink” that is part of the curriculum for our LeadFORWARD program. The Emergent LeadFORWARD program is a year-long program for high-level leaders in organizations in Central New York. “Unthink” – like its title implies – reminds us not to just do the same things over and over again,…
Leadership Development – How Emergent Helps You Create Change
With the onset of technology, changes in society and new workplace ideals and attitudes, the business environment has changed greatly in just a few years. As a leader at your company, you may be faced with feelings of uncertainty. While you might feel confident that you can manage your workforce, you might not feel quite…
The Boys in the Boat – A Book Review
The subtitle of this book – not a spoiler alert! – gives a good idea what it’s about and how it ends: “Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.” What you will find between the front and back cover are pages of powerful metaphors for building, leading, and inspiring…
DIY HR
As homeowners, we often weigh the decision of hiring a contractor versus the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) approach, and in most households, there is often a difference of opinions between the primary decision makers. One advocates for the perceived cost savings, excitement and challenge of the DIY project – the new skills, the new tools, and the…
Lean In – A Book Review
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, the current COO of Facebook is a book I would highly recommend to all men and women in a leadership role as well as all wives, husbands, fathers, and mothers. I thought I would share a couple of ideas mentioned in the book that really stuck with me. Sheryl talks in the…
Letting Go
A few weeks ago I read a story that stuck with me. Since then I’ve shared it with clients for whom the message also resonates, for varied reasons. Here’s the story: “So much more can happen with our hands open. In fact, closing and stubbornly maintaining our grip is often what keeps us stuck, though…
Fearless Development
In a world where the answers to most of our questions are at our fingertips, one in which we’re often overwhelmed with the need to keep up with technology, are we trying to be too perfect? Are we cruising blindly through the process in an effort to reach a mythical goal of perfection, and losing…
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working – A Book Review
If you’re feeling that your approach to life and work is missing something, this book may be for you. Whether you were influenced by the Protestant work ethic or a motivational phrase – remember “no pain, no gain”? – many of us are literally working ourselves to death and missing out on the experience of…
Data Lost in Data Driven Recruiting
Talent recruitment remains one of HR’s most important roles in any organization, because – let’s face it – an organization is its people. There’s nothing more costly than a poor hire, from the moment he is hired until the moment the inevitable separation occurs. Effectively recruiting the best people available in a timely manner is…
First, Break All the Rules – A Book Review
First, Break All the Rules What the World’s Greatest Mangers Do Differently Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman A colleague recommended I read this book as a support to the research I did last year for a re-design of our new-leader program. She said it was a “must read,” and after reading it, I wasn’t disappointed….