Management Craft

What's Your Brand?
June 15, 2007, 2:20 PM
Here is an interesting article about brand. It's an interesting follow-on to the post I offered yesterday about my impressions about business hotels. What do you think - does each customer define your brand and might you have very different brands based on the customer?

Observations About Business Hotels
June 11, 2007, 7:00 AM
Being on the road for three weeks, each night in a different hotel, I have the following unscientific observations about hotels: ...

This Week's Events - Join me!
June 10, 2007, 4:10 PM
This week, I have three public events and one private one. Here are the details for the public events. I would love to meet you!

Retaining Youth
June 03, 2007, 6:35 PM
Here's an interesting article from Cam Marston, author of Motivating the "What's in it for me?" Workforce. Retaining Youth: You've hired them. Now how can you keep them around? By Cam Marston Things aren't always what they seem. If I could give you one bit of advice on dealing with the latest generation of employees to come under your management, it would be to remember those words.things aren't always what they seem.

Breakthrough Evangelist Writes! Thanks Jen
May 30, 2007, 11:50 PM
Fellow blogger Jen Gorman attended my breakthrough event in Cupertino and offers this inspiring post. Check out the whole thing but here is a wee snippet: ...

Passing Judgment, By Marshall Goldsmith
May 30, 2007, 5:20 AM
Here's an interesting article by Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Passing Judgment By Marshall Goldsmith There's a cute scene between Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in the movie Something's Gotta Give. Keaton plays a successful playwright, while Nicholson is a tycoon with a lothario reputation who happens to be dating her daughter. Nicholson is forced to spend a few nights at Keaton's lavish home, recovering from a cardiac episode. He and Keaton start off loathing each other but eventually have a flirtatious discussion late one evening in her kitchen.

Being Good Can Be Great!
May 25, 2007, 5:20 AM
Here's an interesting post from Nick McCormick - author of Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager Being Good Can Be Great! When it comes to leadership management training, there is no shortage of superlatives. The mantra is EXCELLENCE. In fact, "goodness" actually gets a bad rap.

Keeping Up With Your Customers No Matter How Often They Change
May 23, 2007, 5:15 AM
Here is an interesting article from Adrian Slywotzky. Keeping Up With Your Customers No Matter How Often They Change: The Incredible Power of Knowledge Intensity By Adrian J. Slywotzky, author of The Upside Have you ever been blindsided by changes in your customers? Have you ever felt that half or more of your marketing dollars are wasted? Were the surprises and the waste really unavoidable?

Job Sharing
May 15, 2007, 12:55 AM
Here's an interesting article about job sharing from Management Issues. the notion of job sharing is very interesting to me and it's something I think I would like to try sometime. What about you, would you feel comfortable job sharing?

Fireside Chat with Dan Bobinski
May 13, 2007, 9:05 PM
During this 30 minute podcast, I chat with author, speaker, consultant, and trainer and Dan Bobinski about organizational and managerial excellence. Dan shares his definition of excellence and a model that supervisors through senior leaders can use to ensure they are spending their precious time on what matters most.