When the senior VP was about to retire the “word” went out that the company desired there be a “large appreciative crowd” that would fill the company’s auditorium for the farewell ceremony that would honor the officer’s long service. The “request/order” to have all departments strongly represented cascaded through the email forwards for several days. [...]
Recent events have returned the notion of accountability to our attention. While we’d like to think that leaders of character never stray very far from always remembering the need to be accountable, the reality seems to be that there is a wax/wane cycle like the moon. But the combination of the economic crisis of the [...]
Layoffs are obviously difficult times for the employees in firms whose leaders have chosen to make the layoff decision. The difficulty increases if a firm does more than one round of layoffs. As layoffs have become more frequent in the faltering economy, some leaders are learning that serious issues exist for the employees retained, the [...]
You may have seen on CNN today a story talking about how the Army is “sorry” for sending thousands of “Dear John Doe” letters to families of Army personnel who lost their lives fighting for our country in Iraq or in Afghanistan. Not only did each begin with “Dear John Doe,” they also contained the [...]
