sensed the disintegrated teamwork at the oil company and knew my efforts would be futile in that perfect storm of animosity. It is discouraging to note how many people suffer from an unFIT dynamic at work that pollutes company culture with negativity, resentment, and backbiting. Jim Leighton teams culture leadership MORE >>

This sad reality exists for a reason - 100% of companies unnecessarily suffer from a process problem. The problem is most companies are buried in process disadvantage. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Process… just the mere use of the word can spread fear and panic in the workplace. How sad it that? MORE >>

Organizations must focus on the growth of their employees as an ongoing process Executing the ‘basics’ is still critical When I talk to leaders from the Most Admired, what I often hear is that great leadership is not about doing extraordinary things. Instead, great leadership is about executing the ‘basics’ very well. MORE >>

Later that year, the “people analytics” teams at the company produced what might be called the Eight Habits of Highly Effective Google Managers. People typically leave a company for one of three reasons , or a combination of them. Google clearly hopes to recapture some of the nimbleness and innovative spirit of its early years.  MORE >>

It scares me because I feel we are losing something from this big change – something that,  from a leadership perspective, I believe is an absolute necessity to build a team that can (and will) move mountains. I was the SVP of Operations, and my office was in suburban New York.  Leadership” – Sherry Turkle. MORE >>