Leadership Articles by Don Blohowiak

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Great Leadership Depends Assessing & Adjusting Performance   You might be doing everything a good leader is supposed to do and still find yourself both frustrated and ineffective. Consider the vital role of organizational systems in supporting or thwarting great leadership. Full Text

Take Seriously Your Fire Power Assessing & Adjusting Performance   Does firing a member of your staff hurt the morale of those who remain? Full Text

Too Busy? Think About This Assessing & Adjusting Performance   The headline over the ad reads:  "Innovative Thinking? We Don't Even Have Time for Bad Thinking." Here's how to get time to think. Full Text

Does Leadership Development Really Work? Assessing & Adjusting Performance    Does <em>leadership development</em> lead to better leadership? How about better results? Full Text

Knowing vs. Doing Assessing & Adjusting Performance   There is a progression to effective learning. It is a process&#151;for both individuals and organizations. Full Text

Enron Aftermath Teaches Yet Another Leadership Lesson Assessing & Adjusting Performance   As a leader, your credibility depends on treating everyone fairly. And that means overcoming your natural feelings-based biases to see people's performances as they truly are. Full Text

Conversations—Not Edicts—Propel Change Efforts Assessing & Adjusting Performance   The incessant cliche claims that "people resist change." But pull back the curtain on this over-worn folk phrase and you'll find much more revealing and instructive truths. Full Text

Comic Insight: Competence is Circumstantial Assessing & Adjusting Performance    The television comedy Scrubs provides a good illustration of competence at work. Full Text

Resolutions Into Reality Assessing & Adjusting Performance   If you're planning resolutions for the coming year, make it worth your while. Don't just dream and dash off a wish list. Here's how to give yourself the gift of New Year's resolutions that truly give you the life you imagine. Full Text

Before You Fire Someone… Assessing & Adjusting Performance   To make firing a substandard performer as swift, clean, and painless for everyone involved, be sure to follow these ten steps. Full Text

Be Careful What You Pay For Assessing & Adjusting Performance   Incentive pay can be effective in encouraging employees to engage in certain behaviors to produce desirable results. But without adequate guidelines and supervision to assure quality and limit potential abuses, incentive pay can encourage counterproductive behavior—and undesirable results. Full Text

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