by Misti Burmeister | Apr 13, 2010 | Leadership |
Q: The South Korean government has a problem: Employees are working too much. The average government worker there takes only six of 23 alloted vacation days a year. How important is time off? Does productivity suffer or rise when workers forego time off? Should those...
by Misti Burmeister | Apr 8, 2010 | Leadership |
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat; boredom did. And that’s an important lesson for those of us who wonder about the new and exciting opportunities that await us but, fearing the “worst that could happen,” never take the plunge. I met Roman, an...
by Misti Burmeister | Apr 8, 2010 | Leadership |
Q: Will Pope Benedict be so damaged by the clergy abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in Europe that his papacy never recovers? Or does the crisis offer him an opportunity to distinguish his leadership from John Paul II`s wildly successful years as Pope? The...
by Misti Burmeister | Mar 31, 2010 | Leadership |
Wash Post Q: NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas was sentenced to two years of probation for his gun-fueled locker room confrontation with a teammate. Why do so many hugely talented stars — athletes, actors, politicians — work hard to achieve success and then...
by Misti Burmeister | Mar 18, 2010 | Leadership |
Wash Post Q: Women calling the plays? Natalie Randolph has just been hired as the varsity football coach at Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C., which may make her the only female head coach in the country. What will be the obstacles to her success and how should...
by Misti Burmeister | Mar 11, 2010 | Leadership |
Nobody likes to be micromanaged, right? Yet, so many of us expect to be trusted without proving we deserve the reigns. Traditional leadership training preaches that good managers should set clear expectations for employees. Many experts even suggest creating detailed...
