Most great athletes sing the praises of Cross-Training. When a defensive lineman learns yoga poses, when a basketball star takes kick boxing instruction and when baseball sluggers get into the pool – they are all striving to get an edge on their competition, prevent injuries and take their conditioning to another level. This is also true for executives – and never more so than in these turbulent and dangerous times.    Read More

With national unemployment poised to burst through the 10% level for October, it’s not surprising that thousands of execs over the age of 50 are tumbling into the job market.    Read More

With unemployment still rising and the corporate caution light still flashing yellow, it is now clear to all of us that when it comes to recruiting this will be a buyer’s market for a good long time.    Read More

You’ve heard the clichés, but they exist for a reason. First off, you know you can’t do it all by yourself. You need a team. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link – and the same goes for a team. It might not work to have all MVPs, but it’s certainly worth trying to surround yourself with the best and brightest.    Read More

A year ago, Lehman Brothers, AIG and Merrill Lynch were going up in flames, while bankers and business school students gawked in horror...Now, in the fall of 2009, all seems quiet and calm and there are growing signs that greed is poised to make a comeback.    Read More

Due to the heavy drumbeat of reporting on The Great Recession – and the media’s constant need for eye-catching headlines – it’s easy to believe the perception that there are no jobs out there and nobody is hiring.   Read More

Much has been made of how technology now enables workers – executives and rank-and-file employees alike – to do their jobs remotely.  All of us have tried this, at least time to time.  And some workers have successfully migrated from office to home on a full-time basis   Read More

I was reminded again recently about the importance of “patrolling the front lines.” As managers and executives, it’s critical that we inspect the details because – forgive the cliché – that’s where the devil makes himself comfortable.   Read More

Many of the jobs cut in the past year are not coming back, ever. The cuts reflect fundamental change in a number of key industries ranging from automobiles to energy, from finance to technology. For those of us still running companies and operations, this presents two different problems.   Read More

“There’s no such thing as work-life balance,” according to Jack Welch, one of the most admired CEO’s of the 20th century.    Read More