I recently read an article about Accenture making their way towards ending annual performance evaluations and rankings. Along with this article, I’ve seen quite a few opinions supporting this idea of doing away with these evaluations in favor of a less competitive process. In their current incarnation, performance evaluations have been characterized as time consuming and ultimately not helpful to the employee or business. My own organization is grappling with the idea of how

I have spent many years in public sector service and I am convinced the singular factor limiting real and effective change is something I’ve chosen to call The Agility Paradox.  Agility – the power of moving quickly and easily is a desirable characteristic for those engaged in battles of all sorts.  Using the sports analogy, there are few physical skills as valuable as agility when two equally matched opponents take the field/court.  By virtue of your position as a leader you

I have been reading leadership books for as long as I can remember, in addition to developing my own life experiences on the subject. Additionally, since the blogging and Internet era there are a fair number of posts, sites and discussion forums on the topic. With that said, I’ve seen or read very little on leadership failures.  Leadership is much more art than science and you can never discount how even the best of intentions are skewed through human involvement. At the end

How do you ensure your contributions are valued? When you are part of a large organization its easy to feel like your contributions are not seen for what you believe they are worth. I recently had a conversation with a co-worker where I expressed my earnest belief, in all its simplicity, that to ensure your contributions are valued — make them CLEAR and IMPACTFUL! Whatever your business, there are some core competencies associated with your position. As an officer of Marines,

Accomplishing great things is very dependent upon the quality of the team engaging in the task. I’m a big football fan.  One of the best parts of the season is the time during free agency and the draft.  It represents a time of great optimism for the team and its fan base. Every team wants the big prize, a super bowl appearance and victory. GMs, coaches and team owners spend a tremendous amount of time in front of white boards and viewing individual player stats to determine