Goal Setting for Leaders: Why Bother?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Scott Span, MSOD

The topic of goals and objectives arises frequently at the end of any year. And by March, many people have given up on them. Have you already stopped trying to achieve the New Year’s resolution that you set late last year? Or did you not even bother to write down your goals for 2012 knowing that you [...]

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Generation “Y” Employment: The Candidate Perspective

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Scott Span, MSOD

Today, employment ads from recruiters and HR generalists are on the rise despite the current economic woes canvasing the nation. This is a good sign that the economy is starting to gradually improve in some areas. As Generation Y (“Gen Y“) job candidates are an ever-growing part of the applicant pool for employment openings at [...]

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Obama Jobs Speech: Real Life Leadership Lessons

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Scott Span, MSOD

Real life leadership lesson: Be transparent, congruent, and authentic to yourself and to those you lead! [To Be Clear – I am wearing my organization development (OD) practitioner hat here. This is a non-partisan analysis of a real-life event to highlight what I believe are imperative traits of successful leadership; transparency, congruence, and authenticity!] Leadership Ain’t Easy  After watching Obama’s recent jobs [...]

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Economic Leadership Development: Is O.D. the Rx?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Scott Span, MSOD

To jump-start the US economy, is an “Organizational Development Intervention” needed? A recent US Senate hearing on the recruitment and hiring of college graduates made it clear that the Senators as well as the panelists from government and academia faced difficult questions about the future of the  workforce  and the dismal U.S. economy. The harsh reality is [...]

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Leadership Clarity: Can They See You Now?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Scott Span, MSOD

Though it seems a clichéd notion improving your company culture starts at the top, you have to lead by example. Is what you say what they see? To make sure, just lead by example to improve your organizational culture. Be Somebody Real If you’re a leader who promotes a company culture of “do what I [...]

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Repairing Workplace Lines of Communication

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Scott Span, MSOD

What? I told them… Didn’t they hear what I said?!?! “Why don’t they understand me?” “What do you mean they didn’t know?” “Why does no one listen around here?” Communication Breakdown Clear communication is a necessity for any functional team and organization. Yet, all too often there is a gaping void in what was thought [...]

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What is The Business Case for Trust?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Scott Span, MSOD

I am repeatedly asked to make the business case for trust. Trust is the foundation of any successful relationship, both personal and professional, yet it sometimes seems to lack in the workplace. Why? Trust Me… One reason that is seems to be lacking in the workplace is that trust is one of those intangibles things [...]

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