by Nina | Oct 14, 2008 | Communication, Corporate Performance, Leadership
I am often asked about the difference between leadership and management. What is it that makes a leader? What is the difference between a manager and a leader … and is it possible to be transformed from one to the other? Now, there are many more experienced writers...
by Nina | Oct 6, 2008 | Crisis Management, Leadership, Negotiation, Nina Simosko
The latest chapter in the U.S. fiscal drama – rejection and then subsequent passage of the government’s purported bailout/rescue measure – underlines the critical roles both negotiation and trust play in effective leadership. Sound leadership is often bolstered by...
by Nina | Oct 1, 2008 | Corporate Performance, Leadership, Life Continuum, Nina Simosko
Approximately 25% of employees do not feel loyal to their current employer and 20% say they are likely to leave their current position to change jobs within a year, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of HR professionals and hiring managers. Although I am...
by Nina | Sep 25, 2008 | Crisis Management, Innovation, Leadership, Nina Simosko
The global economy continues to experience extreme volatility as we digest and react to what is arguably the most severe financial environment many of us have ever witnessed. The latest development, involving the proposed colossal intervention -– a.k.a....
by Nina | Sep 22, 2008 | Corporate Performance, Knowledge, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Women
The current political scene has brought an important issue to the forefront. Specifically, how, if at all, are leadership and gender intertwined? While in the past I have written about leadership and women, what the current situation clarifies for me is that...
by Nina | Sep 19, 2008 | Communication, Crisis Management, Leadership, Nina Simosko
The last couple of weeks has seen some very important decisions being made by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Lehman Bros has been allowed to fail, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and now insurance giant AIG have been bailed out. Some of our...
