Before managers can successfully lead their organizational units through a transformational change, they must overcome existing general fears and negative attitudes. Most of these fears and attitudes...

Who are we or more importantly - who am I?I am what the people around me expect me to be. I am the caring mother, who tends her children and watches them grow from tiny seedlings to strong young saplings ready to grow new...

When you are in a seat of leadership, challenges arise. Although they are rarely matters of life and death, they can be treacherous in their own regard. These will test your ability as a leader, and your legacy will be …

In this the year of my Diamond Jubilee, I am delighted to be able to present, for the first time, the complete on-line collection of Queen Victoria's journals from the Royal Archives. These diaries cover the period from Queen...

My passion is developing leaders (both the actual process of developing leaders and the leader being developed). I love coming across impactful practical leadership stories that demonstrate how easy it can be to make a big difference as a leader. Here is one such story.

One of the most difficult challenges of any leader is to create a work environment where people get a long and feel safe from negative confrontation, backstabbing and gossip. Several years ago I was brushing my teeth when one of my kids informed me that my two year old son had used the very toothbrush that I was using!

Accountability is an important topic to consider, especially in business today. After all, a lack of accountability in the workplace does produce both intended and unintended consequences that ...

HR Revolution is the latest video by author and speaker Bob Kelleher ("Louder Than Words, 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps...that Drive Results"; "Creativeship, A Novel for Emerging Leaders"), which outlines the...

A leader’s specific roles are determined through the four basic leadership responsibilities of directing, coaching, supporting and delegating. Specific responsibilities will fall into one of ...

Making mistakes at work is going to happen, right? How you handle employee mistakes is going to say a lot about you as a leader. I have seen my share of different ways of dealing with employee mistakes at work and they have run the gamut from shouting, to doing nothing.

The other day I was on an executive leadership coaching session. During the call the leader asked me how he could fill others buckets (the act of appreciating, recognizing and rewarding employees) when his was so empty? This is a great question.

Leaders understand that without meaningful performance standards, measuring and evaluating individual performance becomes difficult if not impossible. Once the plan is implemented, meaningful performance...

Press conference held April 30, 2012 in Albany, New York , in support of the Healthy Workplace Bill S4289 / A4258. The bill was originally drafted by David Yamada and promoted by Dr. Gary Namie and Dr. Ruth Namie. The New York...

I get numerous requests to join networks daily. Am I wrong to be annoyed with seeing the standard message text, "I'd like to add you to my professional network," and nothing more? Am I the only one who wants more information in the request, such as WHY you want me in your network or HOW I know you? Why can't people give me more information that tells me what I can do for them and potentially, w

Your behavior is a result of your feelings … which is a result of BS Yes, I said “BS.”  Let’s start at the beginning: Question:  What makes a problem a problem? Before I answer this question, how would you answer it?  Think of...

Surviving the various burdens of one’s work and personal lives can be difficult for anyone, not even counting the “Great Recession” of the last two years which has been so stressful for so many people. Morale of employees...

I don't like to cry in movies, it feels weird and stupid to get that emotional over a make believe story. So I'm pleased to say only one movie studio has...