Investing in talent for the long-term
Suggestion for solving the problem employers face wanting high output from employees that do not have a guaranteed long-term with your company? “Stop thinking of employees as family or free agents, and start thinking of them as allies on a tour of duty.”
My Personal Ten Commandments
Your job will change. Your circle of friends will evolve. But your core values and principles should be consistent. And there should be certain things about which you refuse to compromise. Here are my personal Ten Commandments.
Expectations of Senior Leaders
The crux of the message is this: You are the leaders of this organization and hold the keys to success. When given a role as a leader, you must immediately transform yourself from an individual contributor that must manage up, to a leader that must manage up, down, and sideways. Here is what I expect of my senior leaders.
Who am I?
How do you describe yourself to new colleagues? Perhaps the most common thing I heard during the first few weeks after my firm joined forces with another firm was this seemingly simple yet incredibly important statement: “I don’t know Adam’s style yet.†That can’t really be rectified with an email, or a blog, and frankly […]
A new year resolution you can keep
So now it’s time to start a new year. What are you going to include in your new year resolution? Here is what I would suggest.
My #SoapBox: Put down your smartphones
Could it be that your Mr or Mrs Right is standing in front of you at Starbucks or Protein Bar? Put down your smartphones people. Let me repeat. Put down your smartphone. Well, after you read this blog of course. Every morning, I stand in line at Starbucks waiting for my daily grande black eye […]
You have the power to influence
There are people out there that are looking to YOU to make them feel purpose, to make them want to stick it out and fight as hard as necessary to get things done.