In a previous newsletter I advised “Beware snakes in suits.” I suggested you have two alternatives: get away from snakes or get bitten. I stand by that advice. However, as alert readers notified me, sometimes these options don’t exist. The snake happens to share DNA, family associations, or leadership positions. Sometimes you don’t want aRead more
How often have we heard, “Our people are our greatest asset”? The facts tell a different story. Only some people are true assets. These people will make the difference between surviving and thriving-between outrunning your competition and tripping at the finish line. Yet, most companies continue to struggle in their attempts to identify and developRead more
On January 18th, Henman Performance Group hosted a breakfast for St. Louis’ top executives to explore the advice of area experts about how to acquire board positions. Here’s what they had to say: Cathy Dunkin, CEO of Standing Partnership, a PR firm, opened the program with an explanation of the importance of not-for-profit boards asRead more
In good times and bad, keeping truly gifted talent remains an ongoing challenge. Large companies face this problem, but their sheer number of employees mitigates it considerably-not true for smaller firms. When small companies hire well, they thrive for a given time but constantly worry that the exit of a key person will set themRead more
In my more than thirty years of consulting, I have found that, without question, natural intelligence is the most important success indicator in the business arena and the single most significant differentiator at the upper echelons of large organizations. Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman recognized this when he pioneered his IQ tests in the early 1900s.Read more
