08 November 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Better or Different in Performance Reviews

In his press conference after the election last week President Obama said a few times he had to do a better job. Others, it seems, want him to do some things differently. If you’re someone who compiles performance reviews for employees the distinction between better and different ought to be of interest. Being specific about [...]

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10 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

The Third Rail of Leadership

I’ve written before that Managing and Leadership are different aspects of the work a leader does. Managing is that part that’s like a border collie barking at sheep to get them focused on doing their ‘eating grass’ job. Leading is like a racehorse in the lead down the backstretch. The horse is seemingly pulling all [...]

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20 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Evolve to Build Momentum

There are interesting differences of opinion about evolution. This from a recent Gallup Poll; No evolution; God created the human race as it is; 44%; Evolution over millions of years guided by God 36%; Evolution with no God involved 14%; Almost half seem to challenge the concept of evolution. Maybe that explains why so many [...]

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