by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 16, 2011 | Leadership
Today’s guest post is by Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC. You can subscribe to his blog here and learn about his upcoming book One Piece of Paper by clicking here. Here’s Mike: We all deride middle management. It’s that group of folks who...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 10, 2011 | Business, Leadership, Management
Book Review: Everyone is a leader, from the guy helping out at the sports game to the teacher, to the person who answers phones at the dentist office. Every part of our jobs involves leadership skills in one form or another. Just navigating your way through the...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 8, 2011 | Conflict, Leadership
You’re the boss, you own or are in charge of the company and it has grown a bit. You are convinced you need each and every one of the people you employ but you have a bit of a conundrum, you are getting a lot of complaints about one or two of your star employees....
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jan 9, 2011 | Leadership
A difference of opinion, a healthy debate and viewpoints as varied and unique as the people who have them are what make the dynamics of humanity so fascinating and what can drive us to find solutions and improve the world in which we live. Tragedy Hatred, violence and...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Dec 30, 2010 | Leadership, Management, Training
Year in Review & Global Evolution – 2010 brought with it a strong awareness in global online communities and two words truly stood out for us. Engagement and Authenticity. Some of what we observed: Social media transformed from geek-fun to mainstream as...
