Rating employees has its merits
November 18, 2013
Microsoft has finally abandoned its ill-conceived performance review system that pitted employee against employee. It would be easy to conclude…
Year: 2013
The million dollar hire
November 14, 2013
I was recently reminded of how important a single personnel decision can be. I traveled to San Francisco to make…
Honoring one leader on this Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2013
On this Veteran’s Day I am reminded that my first exposure to a really good leader was in the U.S….
When CEOs demonstrate cowardice under fire
November 7, 2013
I was a member of a CEO peer group years ago. The format of the monthly meetings involved reviewing your…
Winning the People CEO Style
November 6, 2013
Governor Chris Christie, R-N.J., was re-elected as New Jersey governor in a landslide victory last night. His crossover appeal to…
What links CEOs of billion-dollar start-ups?
November 4, 2013
I found this article from Aileen Lee fascinating: Welcome To The Unicorn Club: Learning From Billion-Dollar Startups. She looks at…