The Hard Lines

One trait that seems to afflict a major of managers is avoiding conflict.  Conflict is inevitable and can be just the beginning of some valuable interaction. Yet why do some many avoid it? The wish to be liked, fantasies of great anger and or violence? Perhaps, but ask yourself, do you constructively address conflict when [...]

A recent NY Times Sunday piece focused on how Google develops good managers and leaders. Not surprisingly they discovered the eternal truth about managers and their employees  reporting to them. These bosses and managers do not have to be as deep technically as the people they work with. What their people need is empowerment, an [...]