Bosses matter because they generate better results. That’s what the authors of “The Value of Bosses” found in their research. A variety of accepted econometric/statistical techniques showed that the most significant impact bosses have doesn’t come from their motivational skills; it comes from teaching workers how to be more productive, i.e., capability building. We alreadyRead more
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As my clients emerged from the global economic turmoil that began in 2008, they indicated they had learned numerous lessons—the most important one: When leaders make good decisions, little else matters. When they refuse to make decisions, or show a pattern of making bad decisions, nothing else matters. As I helped these leaders position themselvesRead more
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13, the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program. No one has forgotten that part of history, but we would do well to revisit the lessons we learned fifty years ago during this time of uncertainty. James Lovell commanded the third Apollo mission that wasRead more
