by Ann Meacham Managers over the years have scratched their heads and asked why their employees seem lazy, moody or resistant to doing what the company needs them to do. Believe it or not, money is not a motivator for them. According to a series of studies with several thousand participants conducted in 1940’s, 1980’s [...]

10 Ways Leaders Fool Themselves by Ann Meacham  (1,389 words approx 8 minutes) Are your leadership skills causing more problems than they cure? 1    "I’m in control." Yes, you might think so. In reality, no one is ever completely in control of anything. When you fail to recognize the people within your organization as well [...]

Is Good Enough Ever Good Enough?      by Ann Meacham (462 words, 3 minutes) When Jim Collins in his book “Good To Great” states that ‘good is the enemy of great,’ it certainly makes sense.  Being good at what we do then becoming complacent about it breeds mediocrity. However, what I often see in leaders is [...]

WHY SHOULD THEY TRUST YOU? By Ann Meacham If you read about Matt* in the previous message, you got a feel for what can happen when trust is lacking.  Once you believe that trust is an issue, how can you get them to begin to trust you?  Remember the old adage; it takes a lifetime [...]

LEADER UNDER SIEGE by Ann Meacham   (450 words, 3 min.) Matt is a director who had several managers reporting to hm.  Since he took this position 18 months ago, they have been giving him a lot of trouble.  They kept loose work hours, didn’t turn reports in on time, did not hold their direct reports [...]