Wes Welker-a beloved, respected, New England Patriot is now a Denver Bronco. What does this have to do with employee engagement? A lot is the short answer. Let me explain: What happened? Some decisions truly match the Patriots culture-accountability, financial responsibility and making the best decisions (they feel) for the future and [...] Read more »
Downtown Abbey: Leadership Feedback for Lord Grantham
Something on PBS is cool? This isn’t a typo. It’s PBS-not CBS or NBC. What is making me turn on PBS, besides my niece’s unhealthy obsession with Elmo? Downton Abbey. Re-acquaint yourself with PBS-it’s still channel 2. While I make no secret I love entertainment news-you might be wondering where [...] Read more »
In the Midst of Tragedy, Genuine Reflection & Comments from Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback
Sadly, most of us, whether we are football fans or not know the sad story of KC Chiefs player, Jovan Belcher. After killing his girlfriend and himself, the KC Chiefs were left stunned, saddened and still processing the events. What I found remarkable about this tragedy was the KC quarterback, [...] Read more »
Leadership Is a Conversation, HBR
HBR Review, June 2012, Boris Groysberg & Michael Slind, page 76 “Traditional corporate communication must give way to a process that is more dynamic and more sophisticated. Most important, that process must be conversational.” Groysberg & Slind found that through globalization, the emergence of social media and technology limit our [...] Read more »
New York Times: When Fear Stiffles Initiative
Goldfarb, Robert, May 14, 2011 Goldfarb refers to it as, “Trickle-down anxiety. Accustomed to hearing about budget cuts and layoffs from on high, employees at every level are becoming risk-adverse.” While companies and leaders encourage innovation, employees are reluctant to speak up, suggest new ideas, and even take vacation, fearing [...] Read more »
Bob Kelleher Appears Live on CBS Radio on Thursday, November 18th.
Philadelphia’s top station, KDKA, turned to Kelleher for his thought leadership on Employee Engagement and profitability. The economy is showing some signs of improving, and as research shows, employees are currently disengaged. As the economy further improves, employees will be looking for new opportunities. Companies and leaders should be focusing [...] Read more »