Archive for the 'Business Situations' Category

Goldman “Leaders” Choose Poverty over Incarceration

Goldman Leaders Forgo 2008 Bonuses
In a recent email from one of our readers, we were asked to weigh in on the Goldman Sachs Group’s leadership decision to request no bonuses for the current calendar year.

What are your thoughts on the following article?  How does this reflect leadership during these troubled times? – Tye Mills

(To [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Digression, Leadership Development, Leadership News and Views, Leadership Observations No Responses yet

Leadership Lessons From Circuit City - Ho Hum, Another Bankrupt Retailer

 
Circuit City – Another One Bites the Dust
In what might be the least surprising business announcement of 2008, Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.
Wow, really? Color us shocked.
To be honest, we’re a little shocked it took this long. We’re also a little surprised that their creditors aren’t forcing them [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Leadership Development, Leadership Observations, Management Training No Responses yet

Using The Proper Email Etiquette for Business Signatures

 
Proper Email Etiquette for Business Signatures
In response to numerous requests to a recent series of posts covering proper email etiquette, the editors of AskTheManager.com decided it was time to put to rest the question on what should be included in a business email signature.
For those of you not familiar enough with Outlook to create your [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Digression, Leadership Observations, Management Training No Responses yet

Leadership, Personal Relationships and Infidelity

 
Leadership, Personal Relationships and Infidelity
John Edwards, Elliott Spitzer, Kwame Kilpatrick and Jennifer Aniston’s mates. What do these men have in common? Hint: they are all alleged to have a problem keeping their pants on in the presence of women who are not their significant others.
After hearing about the John Edwards infidelity revelations a few [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Leadership News and Views, Leadership Observations No Responses yet

New Managers - How Do You Keep From Getting Run Over?

New Managers – Avoiding the Inevitable Traps
AC from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (that’s in Canada for the geographically challenged leaders out there) wrote us in August for some advice on how to gain respect as a new manager. To read her original concerns and our response, please follow this link.
We were anxious about her situation, because [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Management Training, Sales Management One Response so far

Lehman Brothers, Leadership and Business Bankruptcy

 
Leadership and Business Bankruptcy
Bennigan’s, Mrs. Fields and Lehman Brothers. Not really three names you’d ever expect to see in the same sentence, but all three have one thing in common: they all declared bankruptcy in 2008 and substandard leadership is to blame.
Lehman Brothers is certainly the most shocking name on this list. A [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Leadership, Leadership News and Views, Management One Response so far

When Leaders Forget The Goal - The Dilemma Of Annoying Your Customers

 
Forgetting The Goal – A Leadership Dilemma
Everywhere consumers turn today they see examples of poor leadership. They may not recognize these little inconveniences as leadership voids, but they are voids nonetheless.
While the lack of true leadership in American business spells trouble for employees and middle managers, a byproduct of this missing leadership is the consumer [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Leadership Observations No Responses yet

Leadership Lessons from the Airline Industry - Delta Bats .500

Leadership Lessons from Delta Air Lines
 
The editors of AskTheManager fly virtually every airline that caters to business travelers (i.e., the big ones), but we really seem to love Delta for some reason.
 
Delta is not always the cheapest, the friendliest or even the most convenient, but as one of the editors stated so ineloquently, “Delta [...]

Filed in Business Situations, Leadership Observations No Responses yet

Next Page »