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Build Your Team Like an Executive

Harvard Business Review

These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

Connectors in the middle. Although long ignored, these middle management positions have become increasingly recognized as critical to executing a company’s strategy. Note that essential experts typically don’t want to manage others; they only want to manage themselves. So how do you keep them?

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Marshall, Not McChrystal, Should Be Role Model for Military Leaders

Michael Lee Stallard

Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1880 and trained at the Virginia Military Institute, Marshall was a career military man who will forever be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and bring about a strong connection between America and Western Europe. The officers present thought Marshall’s behavior would surely end his career.

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