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In HBR: Your Family Business Needs a Deep Bench

This article originally appeared on hbr.org. Whether business is booming or your organization is in the midst of a tough time, a crucial aspect of risk management is ensuring that your organization has bench strength — that employees... Continue reading

Why You Need to Stop Covering for Your B+ Employees

When you inherit incumbent staff members, you almost never get all grade-A players. But if you wind up with too many people who are stuck at B+ or lower, it can be tough to achieve... Continue reading

Who Should Be Responsible for Career Plans?

Not everyone wants to be a manager or should be one. Lots of people are more comfortable as subject matter experts, sole contributors, or administrators than as implementers. Not everyone needs multiple promotions to feel... Continue reading

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

Even when they know the basic rules of performance feedback (see Car Talk: Lessons in Performance Feedback), many of my clients feel, well, squeamish when they have to give tough performance feedback, particularly to longstanding... Continue reading

When the Going Gets Tough…

There is no “business as usual” any more. Do you know anyone who isn’t a little more urgent and intense than they were three years ago? Senior people who relied on secretaries and minions now get... Continue reading

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In HBR: Your Family Business Needs a Deep Bench

Why You Need to Stop Covering for Your B+ Employees

Who Should Be Responsible for Career Plans?

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

When the Going Gets Tough…

Workplace Wisdom Blog

In HBR: Your Family Business Needs a Deep Bench

Why You Need to Stop Covering for Your B+ Employees

Who Should Be Responsible for Career Plans?

An “F” for Effort is More Motivating than Praise for Good Intentions

When the Going Gets Tough…

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