Leadership Inspirations – Continuous Learning

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Pioneered satyagraha – resistance to tyranny through mass civil resistance

The Professional: Seven New Rules

The term ‘professional’ comes from the Latin word ‘professio,’ which literally means to take an oath or a vow. Those who took the oath may have been entering a religious order or pledging allegiance to a political organization, but in every case, they promised to abide by a certain code of conduct and to build […]

The Happiness Advantage: Discovering the Happiness Advantage

Excerpt from The Happiness Advantage… I applied to Harvard on a dare. I was raised in Waco, Texas, and never really expected to leave. Even as I was applying to Harvard, I was setting down roots and training to be a local volunteer firefighter. For me, Harvard was a place from the movies, the place […]

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 2

Within every corporate and structure, there exists a stair-step ladder. One enters the ladder at some professional level and is considered valuable for the category of services for which he or she has expertise. This ladder holds true for managers and employees within the organization, as well as outside consultants brought in. Each professional rung […]

4 Ways to Fail at Failing

As a recent special issue in the Harvard Business Review points out, failing well is a critical skill that differentiates organizations that can learn and even benefit from failures. But most companies I work with fall victim to one or more of these barriers to making the most of the failures they have. About the […]

The TKO Interview: Five Ways to Fire Before You Hire… and Find the Right Person for the Job

Hasty hiring brings eventual firing. These wise words should be the mantra for every organization hiring from today’s overcrowded job market. Especially if your company’s current hiring process consists of putting out a job posting, sifting through résumés, and hiring the first person who doesn’t throw up a major red flag during an interview, it’s […]

The Happiness Advantage: Introduction

Excerpt from The Happiness Advantage… If you observe the people around you, you’ll find most individuals follow a formula that has been subtly or not so subtly taught to them by their schools, their company, their parents, or society. That is: If you work hard, you will become successful, and once you become successful, then […]

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Just as companies have books of business and corporate cultures, so do individuals, who in turn populate and influence organizations. Last month, there were two of my columns on defining and recognizing what contributes to a Body of Work. The first used the analogies Fine, Aged Cheese and Valuable Antiques. The second looked through the […]

Do You Make Things Happen or Just Fill Time?

Innovative gadgets and mobile devices have brought great ease and efficiency to the workplace, but I’m convinced they’ve also become huge time-wasters. How often do you spend hours answering email and think you’ve actually accomplished something? Are you spending time in endless meetings to avoid actually making decisions? Do you have beautiful ‘to-do’ lists, but […]

StrategyDriven Organizational Accountability Article

Fire the Slugs! And Other Great, No-Nonsense Ways to Retain Your Best People

There isn’t an organization anywhere that doesn’t have a problem with some type of personnel turnover problems. Depending on the study you look at, the impact of turnover ranges from three months of salary for a low level employee who leaves to as high as 400 percent of the annual salary of an upper-level person […]