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May 3, 2011

Be an Optimist Without Being a Fool

Posted on Harvard Business Review: May 2, 2011 9:15 AM There are quite a number of motivational speakers and self-improvement books out there with a surprisingly ...

February 22, 2011

How Are You Feeling About Your Job?

Posted on Harvard Business Review: February 22, 2011 10:44 AM Last week, my company, The Energy Project, held an offsite for our employees. On the second day, we ...

February 15, 2011

Will the Sun Shine Bright on Kentucky Innovation?

Posted on Harvard Business Review: February 11, 2011 3:59 PM My friend Eric Patrick Marr, a passionate social entrepreneur, has been working to promote ...

January 21, 2011

Managing Employees in Their Twenties

Posted on Harvard Business Review: January 19, 2011 3:10 PM I've been lucky to work with some awesome employees in their twenties. While that formative decade is long ...

December 17, 2010

Navigating Bonus Season

Posted on Harvard Business Review: December 17, 2010 10:48 AM Bonus season can be a tough time for managers. They have to make difficult decisions about who to reward ...

November 2, 2010

Mark Zuckerberg and Misery as Motivation

Posted on Harvard Business Review: November 1, 2010 11:57 AM Did Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook friending because he was unable to make friends? That's the main theme ...

September 22, 2009

Sustainability: It's Not About Lightbulbs

The owner of a McDonald's franchise made news recently by opening an eco-friendly restaurant in Cary, N.C. It has energy-efficient refrigerators, low-flow toilets, ...

September 8, 2009

Reward Older Workers with What They Really Want

Posted on Winning the Talent War: September 4, 2009 2:08 PM It's Labor Day. Do you know who your workforce is? Don't be surprised if it's looking a little more mature....

September 8, 2009

Tricks of a Master Motivator

Texas-based Web host service company Rackspace was hard hit last fall when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, and the financial markets went haywire. The onetime ...

September 1, 2009

Get Ideas Flowing with a Job Swap

Mike went to a high school with hundreds of kids in each class, which made gym class kind of a circus. But a technique that his gym teachers used to make sure all the ...

August 28, 2009

What Alienates Top Performers

Posted on I Quit—Now What?: August 27, 2009 4:22 PM When asked what factors matter most in retaining talented employees, most of us can name the big ones: pay, ...

August 21, 2009

Keeping Employees Engaged While Reducing Benefits

During challenging economic times, corporate leaders often seek cost savings through cuts in employee compensation and benefits programs. In fact, a study by Corporate...

August 14, 2009

Change Is Hardest in the Middle

It's no surprise that moods are sagging in mid-2009. The capital markets are stalling, the banks are barely lending, the federal government stimulus is not stimulating...

August 11, 2009

Management Practices That Spell Doom

With executives under fire for driving their companies into the ground—and taking the economy with them—it's time for a managerial paradigm shift that ...

July 28, 2009

The Passion and Power of Giving Back

Imagine losing a star performer because he or she has a desire to make a significant contribution in the world but perceive that it would be impossible to do so while ...

July 17, 2009

Making People Passionate About Their Work

Posted on Leadership at Work: July 16, 2009, 10:29 a.m. I know two CEOs: one in publishing is a friend; the other in manufacturing is an email correspondent. There is ...

July 7, 2009

How to Stay Creative Under Pressure

Posted on Leadership at Work: July 6, 2009 4:52 PM Sergio Marchionne has lit a fire under Chrysler that is providing a spark of hope to the ailing automaker. From ...

June 30, 2009

Turning Contractors into Collaborators

Posted on Leadership at Work: June 29, 2009 12:27 PM The other day a good friend of mine called to express the frustration he was feeling about working with his ...

June 23, 2009

Employees: The Direct Route to Customers' Hearts

We have all heard the advice. Companies that want to thrive in the recession and emerge stronger at its conclusion need to devote leadership time and resources to ...

June 12, 2009

Moving From Crisis to Awakening

During the past year, as the nation has struggled with its financial health, I have been fighting my own battle against an incurable form of esophageal cancer. It ...

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