I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of August 24th to August 30th.
John Agno, The Leadership Blog: Today's Biggest Leadership Behavioral Mistakes - John alerts us that we don't only hire people's brains, but also their behaviors, and goes on to commentson Aubrey Daniels' recent book examining 13 management practices that waste time and money.
Tim Sanders, Sanders Says: Generosity is a Wonder Drug - As Tim does so well, he takes us to the "softer" (but still important) side of the business where he discusses the important role that generosity plays in building successful professional relationship and succeeding in life.
Madeleine McGrath, Tom Peters Blog: Carrot or Stick?- Which management style works better: the "carrot" method of praise, encouragement, and support or a colder "stick" style focused on discipline and bottom line results? Madeleine has sparked a nice debate on this topic over at Tom Peters blog that is well worth checking out.
John Hunter, Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog: Dr. Demming Webcast on the 5 Deadly Diseases - A big a hat tip goes out to John Hunter who alerts us to a "webcast" from 1984 with Dr. Edward Demming who shares five common "diseases" that western managers fall victim to that cause considerable damage to organizational performance.
Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer: Happiness at Work at Southwest Airlines - CHO Alex takes a look at what makes Southwest Airlines one of the best places to work year in and year out. Included is a great video illustration of the kind of culture and talent that exists with SWA, as well as a fascinating video interview with former president Colleen Barrett who discusses the important role that servant leadership plays within Southwest's culture.
