I Heard the Boss On Christmas Day (apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by George Brymer

I heard the boss on Christmas Day A familiar call at home to say, And in text and tweet The words repeat Of cease your mirth, get back to work! And thought how low the boss had come, The bottom of all leaderdom, It seemed so wrong This forlorn song Of cease your mirth, get [...]

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Occupied With Ethics

Posted on November 9, 2011 by George Brymer

The following comments, spoken by a once-prominent business executive, appear to be a warning for graduates about the ethical challenges awaiting them in the business world. As it turns out, his words provide a hint that the speaker is a crook. “You will be confronted with questions every day that test your morals. Think carefully, [...]

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Leadership According to Leroy Jethro Gibbs

Posted on April 5, 2011 by George Brymer

Human resource directors who watch the hit television series NCIS must cringe at the leadership style of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Special Agent Gibbs, played on the long-running show by actor Mark Harmon, is the fictional head of a team of federal agents who investigate crimes involving U.S. Navy personnel. His methods result in plenty of [...]

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How The Boss Found Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2010 by George Brymer

How the Boss Found Christmas By George Brymer (with apologies to Dr. Suess) All the workers Down at Who’s Corp. Liked Christmas a lot… But the manger Of the Who-town division, Did NOT! The chief thought that Christmas was too much of a drain On the productivity he strived so hard to maintain. It could [...]

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10 Unthinkable Lessons For Your Employees

Posted on October 15, 2010 by George Brymer

The Top Ten Things You Never Thought You’d Need To Teach Your Employees In a collaborative investigation into workforce readiness, HR executives reported that new workers are entering the labor pool lacking overall professionalism, written communication skills, analytical skills, and business knowledge. While we have the best-educated workforce in our country’s history, many employees have [...]

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Raise Your “Voice”

Posted on August 9, 2010 by George Brymer

Organizational behaviorists define voice as a means for employees to communicate dissatisfaction with their work situations in an effort to make their work environments more congruent with their self-interests and goals. Progressive leaders, not surprisingly, are encouraged to welcome their employees’ voices with open-door eagerness and gratitude. However, studies reveal that employees intentionally distort the [...]

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The Power Struggle: Part Three

Posted on July 6, 2010 by George Brymer

Leadership Power Struggle: Part One | Part Two | Part Three “I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a newcomer to the center stage of the national civil rights movement in 1955, [...]

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