Following are results a recent U.K. study by the Chartered Institute for

It’s the neutrally engaged that are most interesting. 72% of them say they are treated fairly by their boss, 22% of them are actively job hunting.  The definition of “neutrally engaged”  is doing their job well enough to get by, but not bringing extra effort, creativity, or personal interest to their roles.  To the neutrally engaged it’s...

A sense of humor can be an emotional lifeline during turbulent times. 

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon,though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “ABit Cross.” The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz...

Since 1900, many psychologists have contributed to the process of managing

  SigmundFreud (1856-1939), was one of the first to postulate the existence of an inner world, something he called ‘the  unconscious’, that drives what human beings do-something we hold today as obvious as gravity. He is considered the creator of ‘psycho-analysis’ and his concepts of Superego, Ego and Id led almost directly...

If you are willing to make a conscious effort to recruit and develop sales

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“To start a business, the CEO must be everything.  To grow a business

Radically shifting markets, a plethora of price challenging products, ever changing technology, and the unrelenting hand of time are making the aging owners of small to mid size businesses (SMBs) vulnerable. For many of them, this is a new and uncomfortable mindset. Fiercely independent, hard working, and resilient, the majority of SMB owners  have...

The 20 point drop in the Vistage CEO Confidence Index this year is shocking

My generation grew up with a relative level of stability. We are simply not accustomed to the notion of “economic uncertainty” and we are not very happy about it. As a result, we have the tendency to overreact to stimuli in the form of collective euphoria or collective despair. This emotional response explains the nature of bubbles, as we all race...

As the boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) retires, senior

The loss of business intelligence and corporate knowledge, especially in R&D-focused organizations, could amount to billions of dollars in lost intellectual capital. Even those organizations with young employees must consider knowledge management. Knowledge loss also occurs as key personnel resign or are lost to illness or tragedy, taking with...

In response to a  June 21st blog:  www.BrandingStrategyInsider.com (

My work with Fortune list CEOs on the pragmatic use of values, revealed that bad (unethical) behavior, typically correlates directly with CEO priorities—expressed explicitly or implicitly.  Bad behavior is capable of producing short term gains (an infusion of cash flow), but invariably concludes in long term pain; (the destruction or a reduction...

In the “shift-age” innovation is essential to the success of every

organization.  Experience (as a director of sales and marketing for a telecommunications company, founder of a successful international consultancy,  advisor to the CEOs and senior teams of Fortune list companies, and as a coach to small and midsize business owners) leads me to...

Research made possible by recent MRI innovations has identified what part

of the human brain is firing when subjected to various stimuli.  Psychologists traditionally thought that people were generally rational beings who weighed options as the primary factor during decision-making.  That assumption has been proven wrong.  Findings from the research...