How to Become a Great Employer

According to Daniel Kasmir of Manpower EMEA, "For most enterprises today, no market is more competitive than the market for employees. The fast changing business world combined with external demographic trends will make being a Great Employer even more important over the coming decade" (Kasmir, 2007).

During a 12 month period, Manpower and its partners conducted qualitative industry research to determine how employees want to work in the future. They ...
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Profile of a Product Leader: P&G

One of my favorite business travel books is Winning with the P&G 99: 99 Principles and Practices of Procter & Gamble's Success by Charles L. Becker (1998). The little book has its own place in the outside pocket of my worn briefcase, and my ongoing addiction to its content is evidenced by hundreds of scribbled notations in the margins, underlined words, and pink and yellow highlighted phrases and quotes.

Leadership vs Managment
by Dr. Jim Chambers

Do you ever get confused about the difference between leadership and management? I certainly do and this is a major part of what I do for a living.

In his article, "What Leaders Really Do," John Kotter does a good job of defining the terms in a very practical way that most of us can understand. I have used sections of his article and other books for several years now in my courses and workshops, and the pa...
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Personal Resilience and Leadership
by Dr. Jim Chambers

Research on leadership development often focuses on the personal attributes and characteristics of leaders. The objective is to provide the reader with an understanding of leadership trait theory - the belief that the best leaders possess specific attributes and traits.

Some of the most prominent traits receiving research attention from 1920 to date have been the activity and energy level of leaders, the de...
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Faster Learning Cycles
by Dr. Jim Chambers


The impact of environmental factors on transformational leadership and an analysis of specific leadership styles is often necessary to increase individual performance or effectiveness. In preparation for an upcoming course on leadership, I asked one of our senior business consultants at the Institute for Organizational Leadership, Frank Griffin, to assist me in a special project related to the rising expectations placed on in...
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