RETAIN Series 7: Exhaust the Ladder Before the Exit: Pay Cuts and Dignified Exits
In brief: Careful readers of the past articles and posts on RETAIN might have noticed that this is t…
This is where I share what I’m learning about leadership, culture, and collaboration across borders. Some posts come from my own coaching practice. Others dig into real workplace problems like the RETAIN series on layoffs and retention. My goal is simple: give you ideas you can actually use, not theory for its own sake.
Leadership
Leadership
RETAIN Series 6: Exhaust the Ladder Before the Exit: The First Three Rungs
In brief: In the LinkedIn post that goes with this article, I described a scene that many managers k…
Leadership
RETAIN Series 5: Exhaust the Ladder Before the Exit: The Foundation Comes First
In brief: Exhaust the Ladder Before the Exit: The Foundation Comes First I ended Post 4 with a quest…
Leadership
RETAIN Series 4: Reward the Bar, Not the Curve
In brief: Reward the Bar, Not the Curve: The Quota That Keeps Getting Renamed In the LinkedIn post t…
Leadership
RETAIN Series 3: Introducing RETAIN
In brief: Introducing RETAIN I’ve lost count of how many calls I’ve had with people whos…
Leadership
RETAIN Series 2: The Business Case for Not Cutting Heads – What the Numbers Actually Say
In brief: The Business Case for Not Cutting Heads: What the Numbers Actually Say Every layoff announ…
Leadership
RETAIN Series 1: The Broken Deal
With this article I’m kicking off a series dedicated to a topic I’ve deeply cared about …
Multicultural
Disagree with me on my terms!
Ever since I read the excellent book “The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of …