Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. Speaking about tough truths in affirmative tones let critiques land constructively. When CEO Sam Palmisano stepped down at the end of 2011, there were several qualified replacements, including Rometty. How do we do that?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2018

In 2011 half said they were treated badly at least once a week — up from a quarter in 1998. If your employees aren’t behaving well, and you’ve already gone through the trouble of hammering home the organization’s civility message, ask yourself, “Have I also equipped them to succeed?”

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Government is like a sledge hammer. Thanks Posted by: Marty Weasner | February 10, 2010 at 06:29 AM Chris, I have worked in the construction industry for a while and the trend there is to go green by complying with LEED guidelines for buildings. It is only good at one thing, and the use of a sledgehammer is obvious.

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