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Notes on BlackRock’s Women’s Leadership Forum
I was delighted to discover that Peggy Klaus has been writing about a program I’ve been proud to be associated with at BlackRock. In a recent NYT article, she points out how that company’s Women’s Leadership Forum broadly differentiates itself from other...
News From The Authenticity Wars
Authentic Leadership is a topic I’ve discussed with friends, fellow coaches, and anyone who is interested in how leadership works. In fact, last year I weighed in on something that HBR writer Herminia Ibarra dubbed the "Authenticity Paradox." Much more...
Sleep
Today I read an article in the WSJ about the effects of sleep-deprivation over time. Basically, the article made two points that really hit home: first, you can't really catch up on lost sleep during the week by making up for it on the weekend. And, maybe...
March Madness and Productivity (revisited)
Every year right around now, business-oriented news sources like to offer statistics on the loss of productivity related to March Madness, office pools, and other similar activities. I've blogged my thoughts on this before. But just when I was thinking...
Toxic Coworkers and their Impact
I just read an article (linked to this HBS paper) with the thought-provoking conclusion that the cost savings you get by avoiding the hiring of a toxic worker* is 2.5 times the anticipated gain of hiring an all-star worker. So, NOT hiring a catastrophic...