EACC Blog

How Not to Blow It That semi-competent manager you and your colleagues used to complain about is gone. And guess who’s in charge now? It’s you, my friend. Sure, you have integrity; everyone knows that. [...]

If you don’t like how things are going, tell a different story. Sometimes strategic change just means taking something from the periphery — an anomaly, a demonstration, a small innovation — and redefining it as [...]

We humans are funny. Often we create beliefs or engage in behaviors that seem to help us in the short term, only to discover they get in the way of the lives we really want [...]

A fresh grad at a new job or a seasoned manager on a career/job transition, transitions and changes can be daunting. To know what is expected and what you must do = empowerment. In this competitive [...]

Nobody likes to be bossed around. Numerous studies, including my own, have shown that a collaborative management style is usually best. But there’s an important exception. New leaders who are perceived as having low status—because [...]

Our research has shown that more and more leaders — from organizations that range from computer-networking giant Cisco Systems to Hindustan Petroleum, a large India-based oil supplier — are using the power of organizational conversation [...]

I was late for my meeting with the CEO of a technology company and I was emailing him from my iPhone as I walked onto the elevator in his company’s office building. I stayed focused [...]

What prevents companies from innovating better? One possibility is that managers don’t really want their people to innovate, no matter what they say otherwise. Take time utilization: How many hours per day, week, or month [...]

John Clendenin was fresh out of business school in 1984 when he took on his first managerial position, in Xerox’s parts and supply division. He was an obvious outsider:  young, African-American, and a former Marine, [...]

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