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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 [...]

Tags: leadership development, leadership news and views, leadership observations, Leadership Situations, Leadership Weblog, management 101

 
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 [...]

Tags: leadership development, leadership observations, Management Training, typical manager

 
New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – November 2008
 
An historical election behind us and a bleak short-term future ahead, we find ourselves at a very interesting time. When will the market hit bottom? How high will unemployment ultimately reach? Will Chrysler and GM survive to see 2010? Can Barack Obama and a Democratic [...]

Tags: Best Sellers, Business Books

 
Managing Up – Overcoming the Fear of Leading the Dullards Above You
Explaining to your boss or your boss’ boss that he/she is an idiot is never a good idea, though everyday in American business we are faced with substandard leadership and a mission at hand. How can we help move the business forward when we [...]

Tags: Leadership Advice, leadership development, Management Training, managers, typical manager

 
New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – October 2008
 
With the economic meltdown seemingly getting worse by the day, we’re not sure how many of our readers can scrape together enough cash to purchase a Business Best Seller. For those of you with an extra $10 to $30 in your wallet, you may want [...]

Tags: Best Sellers, Business Books

 
Questions from Our Readers – Empowering Your Team to Make Decisions
In response to our recent post regarding empowering your team to make decisions (to read that post, follow this link), Olzhas writes:

How do managers make decisions? How might they make better decisions? How do job satisfaction and organizational commitment affect an individual’s behavior at work? [...]

Tags: improving management, leadership development, Management Development, Management Training, managers, typical manager

 
Leadership Development Blogwatch

Hey, Mr. Manager, what happened to the weekly blogwatch on leadership? – Jerry in Nevada

Wow, we didn’t think anyone would notice if we took a couple of weeks off – no one seems to care when Congress leaves their business unfinished. (I mean, we keep reelecting most of them, don’t we?)
For Jerry, and [...]

Tags: leadership development, leadership news and views, Leadership Weblog

 
New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – September 2008
 
Here are the Top 5 on the NY Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list for September 2008. To see the complete list (and to see a great choice at Number 8 this month) follow this link.
 
At eight on the September list (seventh last month) is a [...]

Tags: Best Sellers, Business Books