THE LEADERSHIP TOP 10

When Levinson Institute clients and seminar participants discover these “Top 10” leadership principles, they find themselves moving forward to more productive ways of doing business. Read more>

May 1, 2009

PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK: FACT OR FACEBOOK?
Admittedly, I am confused about the intended purpose of Accenture’s Facebook-style performance-evaluation process. Read more>
April 15, 2009

MANAGING PERSONAL CRISES

Every manager has had to deal with a subordinate who is experiencing a personal or family crisis. Read more>

October 15, 2008

NO OFFENSE MEANT
“I hate when you use the word ‘subordinate,’” a reader once said.  “It’s militaristic and outdated.”  Read more>

SMALL SUCCESS
"Small is better," says Erich Leinsdorf, former music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  Read more>

DON'T LEAVE THEM HANGING
When The Levinson Institute does a “pulse” project, we undertake to establish for a company how people feel about their work, about major changes, and why they feel that way.  Read more>

LOOKING BUSY
She’s running for a cab to the airport while barking orders into her cellular phone about what she's waiting for on the fax machine when she gets to her next hotel.  Read more>

OUT OF BOUNDS
A senior manager described his outward-bound-type training experience as “a waste of time.” Read more>

AT HOME OFF THE RANGE
During a recent trip to France, I was struck by how familiar and comfortable French managers are with languages, cultures, and environments not their own.  Read more>

REAL MEN DON'T SAY IT
You’re doing a spectacular job. Why won’t your boss say so? Read more>