Corporate leaders often fail because the organization’s structure is wrong: key players don’t have budgets or authority, the company moves too slowly and the structure promotes destructive conflict.  Companies worry about losing talent –  Google is losing talent to Facebook as it becomes bigger, slower and less agile.”.  . Kates. MORE >>

Because companies are now looking for attitude, as well as skill, it really changes how people need to prepare for an interview.  Networking is one way to get a company's attention, but one thing that people misconstrue is what networking is actually about.  The biggest reason that new hires fail is a lack of coachability. Why?  . MORE >>

Consider the executive who briefed his top management team on the company's plans for the coming year, referencing products launches, pricing pressures, and analyst concerns. 2011 Michael Useem, author of The Leader's Checklist. By Michael Useem, Author of The Leader's Checklist. The lapse is predictable, almost commonplace.  MORE >>

When L’Oréal, the world leading beauty company, asked me to design global training programs to help with the management of creative teams I had to reflect deeply about business success at the intersection of creativity and management. By Guest Author Francis Cholle. So play with it and listen to your instinct! MORE >>

As a management consultant , I’ve had the privilege of interviewing more than 10,000 employees across 600+ companies.   . By Guest Author David C. Baker. Personally, I’ve been managed poorly , and I’ve been managed well. I’ve managed others poorly, certainly. And I like to think that my experiences have made me a better manager of others….though MORE >>