Stress wreaks on the body: not just heart disease and ulcers, but loss of memory, diminished immune function and obesity. Job stress is increasing regardless of a strong economy, bountiful jobs, and abundant entrepreneurial activity. People are building a stress portfolio based on job histories, continual transformations, toxic workplaces, new corporate messages, compensation tied to …
So, the critical question for these specialists and professionals is: How do they differentiate ourselves from the competition when others provide the same services or products. Some believe that we will wear many hats as Brand U professionals so that at each employment project stop, we’ll be enhancing our Brand U resumes by acquiring skills, …
Professions, such as accounting, medicine, and architecture are at a crossroads. All professional cartels are disappearing. These professions were once thought to be the road to riches or the lifetime meal ticket. No more! They’ve changed unalterably due to competitive pressures, cost pressures, social attitudes, business habits, and technology. For example, accounting is changing because …
The traditional middle manager was an information gatekeeper. This person took information from below or above the organization and then massaged it for different audiences. However, more Brand U teams self manage their processes and obtain information through networked computers. Some say the middle manager is an endangered species especially in light of rightsizing, Brand …
Even senior managers are confused on how to make their numbers, their financial targets, because of marketplace changes, customer concerns, and organizational transformations. Traditionally, senior management, at the vice presidential or business unit level, would operate autonomously but now must collaborate and operate as part of a team. Brand U CEOs have discovered that the …
Jesus is great for business? What a counterintuitive idea? Many people are saying the life and teachings of Jesus are filled with wisdom and applicable to the business world. Brand U management principles found in Jesus’ life include: Choose your own associates Pull out all stops to fill a key spot Teach Praise publicly those …
Some say Brand U leadership is more transcendental than situational. The argument goes something like this. When change is constant, customers must be pleased and organizational transformations become common place. Charismatic and value based leadership can inspire people to accept change, consistently operate above expectations and to push the boundaries of past performance. We’re finding …
The achievement of excellence can occur only if the organization promotes a culture of creative dissatisfaction. Lawrence Miller, Business person
Women are entering senior management in unprecedented numbers not through affirmative action but through excelling at Brand U work. A common myth about women executives was they excelled chiefly as nurturers and team players, while male executives excelled because they were proficient at problem solving and other logic based activities. Whoa…! This myth is being …
I am now a coach, not an executive. When people ask me for a decision, I pick up a mirror and hold it up for them to look into, and tell them: Look to yourselves and look to the team, don’t look at me Mort Meyerson, President, Perot Systems