Many leaders will tell you a large part of their job is helping employees overcome resistance to change. We often think of leaders as the instigators of change and employees as the obstacles. Yet few leaders realize how they subtly resist and block needed changes.
Critical thinking is the ability to use intelligence, knowledge and skills to question and carefully explore situations and arrive at thoughtful conclusions based on evidence and reason. The critical thinking approach is a powerful analytical method which helps managers and entrepreneurs to consider intended and unintended consequences of behaviors on their teams, organizations and communities.
On September 7, 2001, Jeffrey R. Immelt was named chairman and CEO of General Electric, the industrial giant founded by Thomas Edison 123 years ago. In that half week, Immelt’s world cascaded from an era of “benign growth to one of unprecedented geopolitical and economic risk.”
Business News Daily quoted Management Assistant Professor Michael Baer in their article about how an employee’s relationship with their supervisor, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Marketplace Business quoted Management Professor Blake Ashforth in their article about the effects of emotional labor: when smiling and being upbeat is part of your job.
When it comes to differentiating yourself in the sea of solutions available to prospective clients, something I call “The YOU Experience” is what sets you apart.
