About one year ago I was in my car listening to an interview on NPR. The woman being interviewed was quite adamant that people seeking jobs should learn to conform if they wanted to get hired. She made the point that employers were not interested in hiring the so called square pegs. The interview struck [...]
In my book "Theory You" I talked about a principal observation I made while working around the globe; executives poor at managing themselves were equally poor at managing others. There were certain executives with whom I worked who were oblivious to the problems they created by their personal behavior. One issue they all had in [...]
We see more and more in our society behavior by individuals that scream out "the rules don't apply to me". This is not a new phenomenon although the prevalence is certainly on the increase and is pervasive in business thus adding to the challenges managers face. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of The United [...]
