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Gallup, an organization that surveys and uses the science of analytics surrounding business trends, has revealed an increase in employee engagement at work for the last two years, from 34 percent to 38 percent. But the news isn’t all rosy. There is 13 percent who actively disengage and 49 percent no...
Key Takeaways: Anger can be useful in a work setting. You can consciously shift your emotional state. Uncover what is important to you and productively express yourself with colleagues. Anger at work can be tricky. You have (hopefully) heard the advice not to send angry emails, but what else does an...
We all assume that leaders learn from the best and become great. Yet history also suggests that leaders can end up corrupt. Who exactly do the leaders learn from to make them good or bad? Jack Welch, Steve Jobs or Oprah Winfrey may be some of your choices of leaders to emulate. However, research sug...
Key Takeaways: Companies who want to inspire innovation connect their employees’ passions to internal idea generation. Stanley Black & Decker capitalizes on a diverse workforce to advance their innovation practices. To continue our celebration of Manufacturing Month, I present the second of a two-...
When growing up as a child, I am sure you were told (probably more than once) that if you do not have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. At that time in your life, that was probably good advice. But as you grow older, you will find that the same advice doesn’t work well if you mana...
The talk of developing others is always a polarizing one. In wrestling, it is a very common buzzword when a program is doing well or not so great. As a relatively new coach, I am learning how to develop my athletes every day. I am lucky to have great colleagues and I had great coaches that developed...
The Fisher Leadership Initiative has recently launched its Corporate Advisory Council – a group of high-profile, Fortune 500 leaders across Central Ohio to discuss pressing leadership and leadership development issues facing organizations and support Fisher in developing relevant content, pursuing n...
At some point in our journeys, many of us enter the realm of organizational leadership. While leadership is ALWAYS about people, the transition from leading individuals to helping guide an entire organization is often a daunting one. Whether you’re a founding entrepreneur leading a rapidly expanding...
Yesterday morning, the game of golf changed forever. For decades, the PGA Tour has been the world’s premier professional golf league. In 2021, Greg Norman announced the formation of a competitor – LIV Golf Enterprises (Hamel, 2023). The organization is backed by the Public Investment Fund, which o...
Dr. Timothy Judge and his team at Fisher Leadership Initiative of The Ohio State University recently conducted a leadership landscape survey on 58 leadership scholars. One of the survey questions asked participants to write down as many as eight findings that they believe we have learned from the 10...
