Let the engineers do their stuff.  What employees valued most were even-keeled bosses who made time for one-on-one meetings, who helped people puzzle through problems by asking questions, not dictating answers, and who took an interest in employees’ lives and careers. They wanted to build better bosses.  And how do you do it ?”. MORE >>

skip to main | skip to sidebar Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Career Advice Part 1: Don’t Settle I’m going to veer a little bit from the primary mission of this blog (leadership development) and offer a 5 part series of career advice posts. There are hundreds of career advice blogs out there already. Great story. MORE >>

A colleague from another business school recommended the book, The Future of Leadership Development, Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools , edited by IESE Business School Dean Jordi Canals. The use of coaching in leadership development programs. There are pros and cons to both group and individual leadership development. MORE >>

It’s fun to watch once all the pieces are in place, and I’ve been fortunate to have been in that position during my career.   LeadershipI’ve also been fortunate to have seen what it took to produce a team that could truly be called awesome. For the Awesome Team is not built overnight. Just remember 5 words: Respect. MORE >>

Like it or not, most of us think about career success in terms of moving up the hierarchy. This person, let's call him Bill, had been with the company for many years, understood the engineering and supply chain issues, and was well respected by everyone. Most of us have grown up assuming that career success is vertical. MORE >>