Adding Value, Business Literacy, Communication Management, Leadership Report, Performance Improvement, Performance Management

Back at the Office

Jim Shaffer Comment

It’s one thing to listen to a speaker. It’s another thing to do something about what you learned when you return to the office—assuming the speaker said something worth doing. Last week I delivered three presentations to communication professionals attending a world conference in Washington, D.C. One was a three-hour workshop focused on reinventing the… Read more

Adding Value, Leadership, Leadership Report, Performance Improvement, Performance Management

Four Leadership Skills That Support Success

Jim Shaffer Comment

Ask ten experts on leadership which skills are most needed for leadership success and you’ll likely get 10 different answers. In an effort to clarify this murky topic, an exhaustive McKinsey & Co. study suggests that a small subset of leadership skills does indeed closely correlate with success, especially among frontline leaders. The study involved… Read more