If It Smells Rotten It Probably Is
You’ve heard of Cesar Millan, the “Dog Whisperer,” but the item in the article that grabbed me was a quote from another article by Malcom Gladwell in the New Yorker article that “quoted scientists and...
View ArticleDucks In A Row: 4 Major Avoidances
Nii Dowuona started as a programmer, became project manager, then added engineering manager to his workload, picked up an MBA at night and is now VP of Development—all at the same company. He recently...
View ArticleLife In Six Words
Can you sum up your life in just 6 words? Clare Booth Luce, according to columnist Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, once told President John Kennedy that “a great man is one sentence.”...
View ArticleSeize Your Leadership Day: Leaders: Authentic And Otherwise
What do you do when you are booted out of your business leadership position? Go into politics, of course. Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard’s ex (to the great relief of people both internal and external)...
View ArticleDucks In A Row: Are Slogans Valuable Or Obsolete
What do you think about slogans? Do they resonate with you or do you just shrug them off? The subject came up when a client asked me whether it was worth the effort of finding an effective slogan for a...
View ArticleFairness is Monkey Business
As you may know, I coach with a focus on MAP—it’s effects, uses and how to enhance/change it—so I tend to collect articles and information that will help illustrate and/or drive home a critical point....
View ArticleDucks In A Row: Review Love
People hate reviews, but done correctly reviews are a terrific tool to provide individual attention, improve retention and show your love—tention reviews as opposed to tension reviews. I won’t bother...
View ArticleAdvice About Advice
I’m a coach, so I spend a lot of time discussing challenges and situations and then offering ideas, suggestions and, sometimes, specific advice. I do my best to jar my clients’ thinking, not...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Leadership Turn—The End
To my readers: Leadership Turn is ending; its last day is December 29. I’ve enjoyed writing it and our interaction since August 16, 2007 and I hope we can continue at my other blog. If you enjoy my...
View ArticleSunset Isn’t The End
That’s it folks, this is the end. Or at least it is the end of Leadership Turn, but not the end of Miki:) Come fly with me over to MAPping Company Success or subscribe via RSS or EMAIL. And don’t miss...
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