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Drucker was once a serious musician and he studied music composition under a famous Austrian composer, Anton Webern. Drucker knew that he was progressing pretty well, but... read more

Sometimes I think employers bend over backwards too far for their employees and forget they have a business to run and that they are the boss. While it is important to be civil and human, and understand... read more

Economists...anti-tax tea protesters nationwide...CEOs from major organizations...and management experts have hoisted the warning signals.... read more

We live in an age and society that seemingly holds mature adult behavior in disdain. The media focuses on the histrionics and juvenile behavior of celebrities, sports stars, politicians and average... read more

Transparent: easily seen through, recognized or detected. Take all of the same work styles of your current department and stick them in any other company. What's different?... read more

Steps to Achieve Business Alignment If needs are not defined clearly and early in the process, a flawed project can result, creating inefficiencies and other problems. In this article we... read more

Low employee engagement and the millions of dollars that this is costing U.S. companies each year continue to be a challenge for executive teams... read more

“A critical question for leaders is, “When do you stop pouring resources into things that have achieved their purpose?” The most dangerous... read more

If organizations are living things, then the human beings who work there are the cells of the body. If the health of the body (i.e. the culture) is ignored, being focused instead on... read more

I had just finished delivering a workshop in Hong Kong and was at a dinner with local HR executives. We were talking about my recent book, The Arts of Influence . One executive... read more