Who takes notes during your meetings? If you said “Everybody,” that means nobody is giving their full attention to the topics under discussion. If you designate one official note taker, that will free everyone else to focus on the discussion and other action. What’s your best practice for dealing with meeting notes? Image Source ]. MORE >>

Do you remember the winter Olympics competition called " curling "? Two team-mates take curling clubs and try to guide a huge puck across the playing surface by sweeping away the ice in front of it. Once the puck has been launched, your team is not allowed to touch it directly. frontpage MORE >>

Often times, HR can seem like it is forced to serve two masters. In many organizations it is the enforcement arm of the C-Suite and everyone knows it, no matter how vehemently it is denied. There are certain performance metrics that are expected to be met and these things are interwoven throughout the review process. MORE >>

Fortune is asking for nominations to an "Executive Dream Team." It's all in fun, but it also ignores some important truths. Leadership MORE >>

After many gifts and the pleanty of trips to the library, one of the first inspirational, self improvement authors I spent my money to invest in was Denis Waitley. Since then I’ve read many of his books, listened to his audio programs and met him.  If you aren’t familiar with his work, click on his name [.]. MORE >>