Shun Fugimoto was a perfect example of employee responsibility. “Monteal 1976 – After severely breaking his kneecap during the floor exercise, Japan’s Shun Fugimoto ignored his injury as long as possible, knowing such news could shatter the confidence of his teammates. The injured gymnast continued to the pommel horse routine, miraculously scoring a 9.5 out… Read More >>
Leaders Practice Accountability-It Pays In Spades
A couple of weeks ago, I had myself video taped doing a presentation of my new program, “Cultivating Employee Accountability.” I needed a clip to put on my website so potential clients can get a taste of what they would get if they book me to speak or provide training for them. Since I live… Read More >>
NINE STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING GENERATION GAPLESS
By Meagan Johnson and her dad Larry Johnson Adapted from their book, Generations, Inc.-From Boomers To Linksters: Managing the Friction Between Generations At Work According to one study, today’s college kids communicate with their parents an average of 13 times a week, which includes phone calls, emails, text messages, and Skype. We call this crop of… Read More >>
The Keys to Succession
Teresa Novellino posted this article in Upstart Business Journal where she interviewed Meagan and me about succession issues in organizations and how generational differences affect the culture of transition: David Sokol, considered to be Warren Buffett’s successor at Berkshire Hathaway, surprised his 80-year-old boss and the financial community when he announced he was resigning from… Read More >>
Employees Who Support Your Success Are Made, Not Born: Building a Culture of Employee Loyalty
You might have noticed in the news this past summer the brouhaha at Market Basket, a chain of grocery stores located in New England.Founded in 1917 by Greek immigrant brothers Athanasios (“Arthur”) and Efrosini Demoulas as a small Greek grocery, specializing in lamb, it is now a 72 store chain that stretches from Cape Cod… Read More >>
How To Be A Great Boss Questions & Answers
After a recent broadcast of my tele-seminar, How To Be A Great Boss, I received some questions that I suspect have application to most managers. Here are those questions and my answers. If you have other ideas for responding to these questions, I would love to hear them in the comments section of this blog… Read More >>
WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE REAL HEROES OF HEALTHCARE
by Larry Johnson While President Obama and the congress debate healthcare reform, not much has been said about the dedicated people who work in healthcare and the incredible differences they can make in the lives of their customers. During a bicycling vacation through Napa Valley in 2003, CJ, my wife of 34 years was involved… Read More >>
Employees From Hell: Sometimes We Accidentally Create Our Own
Early in my career, I was working for a government institution, and was assigned a new manager. We didn’t know each other except by reputation. We were as different as dirt and water. I had long hair and a beard; he was clean-shaven and sported a crew-cut. My politics were liberal; he was a Nixon… Read More >>
Good Bosses Teach – Great Bosses Teach A Lot
Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of General Electric, has often said of his time at GE, “My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.” He believed that one of the primary roles of… Read More >>
How To Be A Great Boss
I’m offering a new tele-seminar this month for supervisors, managers, and those who plan to take on those roles in the future. It’s titled “How To Be A Great Boss.” Here are the details: PREMISE: “Good employees don’t quit their companies – they divorce their supervisors.” Larry Johnson DESCRIPTION: This lively presentation will give you… Read More >>