Leadership Blog (“L.E.T. Connection”)

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May 28th, 2013

When Employees Appeal to a Higher Court

By: Michelle Adams

Carl is a 44-year old marketing professional who was hired by a global manufacturer of specialty aluminum products to lead […]

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May 7th, 2013

The Better Alternative to Performance Appraisals

By: Scott Seroka

The performance appraisal – the annual exercise managers and employees endure, where employees are rated and given grades in critical […]

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April 30th, 2013

Everything You Wanted To Know About Collaborative Leadership…..Plus, Some What-ifs

By: H. Tucker ("Bud") Upshaw, Ph.D.

An introductory qualifier Well, not exactly everything. After all, it’s a pretty big subject. And although the seeds for participative […]

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April 18th, 2013

How Can You possibly Work for Two Masters?

By: Michelle Adams

This is an all too common dilemma employees find themselves in when the leadership team is a partnership where each […]

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April 2nd, 2013

“But I Don’t Want to Retire!”

By: Scott Seroka

A very good friend of mine finds himself in a most ideal situation. He has worked on the floor of […]

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March 11th, 2013

What to Do When You Inherit a Non-Performing Team

By: Michelle Adams

You just received a promotion into a management position. Everyone is wishing you warm congratulations, but deep inside, you’re both […]

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February 26th, 2013

Spiderwebs and Skunkworks: Fostering Employee Engagement

By: Denise Montgomery

Some of the hardest jobs I’ve ever done were the ones for which I received no money. Take, for example, […]

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February 20th, 2013

How to Effectively Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors

By: Michelle Adams

Many companies have been moving toward a new business model for quite some time where regular full-time employees are being […]

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February 13th, 2013

What’s Love Got to Do with Leadership?

By: Bill Stinnett, Ph.D.

You don’t have to like the people on your team but you do need to love them – in the […]

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February 5th, 2013

Crossing a Very Dangerous Line

By: Michelle Adams

Work with some people long enough and it’s only natural for friendships to form and flourish. It happens all the […]

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