Fine

Fine

Early Monday morning, a week after the announcement of a divisional re-organization, resulting in a reduction of 8% of the staff, and changing several reporting relationships, the Divisional VP took a walk to see how everyone was doing. With each department he passed...
Discipline

Discipline

Mary finished listening to a story from Cindy, about something Nicole had failed to do. She was now mad. How could Nicole have done that? What was she thinking? She immediately went to find Nicole while saying to herself, I know this won’t go well. Her heart started...
Gaps

Gaps

He was a legend in his own mind, nothing he couldn’t do, just ask him. Everything had to go through him for a final decision. His talented staff were hired for their gifts, but also their personality to be deferential and never challenge him.  If you wondered how...
Tell me …

Tell me …

This week’s blog post is# 250, a milestone to celebrate! We haven’t missed a Tuesday post in five years, bringing you rich content related to leadership, personal or career development and transitions. Please share the blog with others you know who will...
When it’s time – Do the right thing

When it’s time – Do the right thing

The decision had been made; Devon was going to be told he didn’t have a job. It made sense because he wasn’t suited for his job and not a strong leader. I asked the COO, Laura, two questions. 1) Does he know he hasn’t been doing well and there was a chance he could...
The right decisions

The right decisions

The hospital was a large one, with almost 1,000 beds and over 4,000 employees. On this Tuesday, an announcement came blaring over the public address system, “Code Blue, Room 6302, Code Blue, Room 6302”. Those four words triggered a lot of activity because the phrase...