It’s a harsh reality, but it’s true. The first indicator of quality talent is desire — not intelligence. I’ve seen people who are not the smartest, who are not most strategic, who are not the best strategic thinkers, but who kick butt everyday because of
Which should we have, performance goals or learning goals? When I’m out and about speaking to various groups about leadership or when meeting with a new client, that question of performance vs. learning goals always manages to crop up. Of course, performance goals are goals
For companies that operate in the financial services space, some of the hardest positions to fill are going to be sales managers and sales people. We are seeing this happen now and have been seeing this come to fruition over the last 20 years. It
When washing machines first became popular, people said, Oh, gosh, you’ve got a washing machine! It’s going to make your life easier, because you won’t have to do the wash by hand. And, I know that I’m using a very simple example, but it’s really
Financial services has a unique set of challenges when it comes to leadership. A few that come to mind are: It is really difficult for us to recruit into this industry. It is very difficult for us to find people who are in the industry
As we close out June 2008, I think it’s important to take a look back at what was happening with leadership as we ended 2007. After all, the saying goes, you can’t know where you’re going unless you know where you’ve been. In the financial
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