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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

Leadership Lessons from the President-Elect
As someone who voted for John McCain, I have to admit that (so far) I’m impressed by one of the leadership moves proposed by President-elect Barack Obama. It looks like Obama may build his Cabinet with those who often disagree with him.
Throughout the campaign, Obama seemed like someone who would [...]

Tags: Leadership Advice, leadership news and views, leadership observations

 
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

It’s the Leadership, Stupid
These past few months have seen the greatest turmoil in the worldwide credit and stock markets most of us have ever experienced. With depression-like drops in equities and recession-like layoffs, foreclosures and bankruptcies, nearly everyone has been too busy bailing water to blame the Captain… until now.
While much of the culpability for [...]

Tags: Digression, Leadership Advice, leadership news and views, leadership observations

 
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 [...]

Tags: Leadership Advice, Links to Leadership Resources, management 101, Management Advice

 
Bloomberg The Emperor
We wrote a few weeks ago about the seemingly unbelievable possibility that New York Mayor Michael “Nero” Bloomberg would seek to have the City Council overturn New York’s term limits law – opening the door for Bloomberg The Emperor to serve a third term. (To read that post, follow this link.)
As [...]

Tags: Integrity, leadership news and views, leadership observations, leadership traits

Leadership Means Knowing When Not To Act
Remember that great little restaurant you frequented a few years ago? You know the one; they had that terrifically tasty dish that kept you coming back again and again. Remember when they changed ownership and the new proprietors altered the recipes?
The way I remember it, the new owners [...]

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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 [...]

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