To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success | HBR
Hiring the best talent remains a persistent struggle for many companies. That’s because they are doing it wrong — often looking at the labor poolContinue Reading
2022-08-23
Register now for the WADE conference June 13-15
WADE President Bill Blake writes: Hi All, I am happy to be sending out the notice people can start registering for WADE 2022, an in-personContinue Reading
2022-03-30
Taking time for leadership | Management.Issues
Leaders who don’t pause to reflect, leaning instead on endless cycles of acting and re-acting without first thinking, often run into trouble. True leaders ponderContinue Reading
2022-02-17
How to Be a Great Supervisor: Insights Learned from 20 Years of Managing | Blue Avocado
People are experiencing a level of stress never seen or imagined in the past. We call on employees more than ever to effectively balance theirContinue Reading
2022-01-24
Feedback Isn’t Enough to Help Your Employees Grow | HBR
Of all forms of communication, feedback is perhaps the hardest to give and receive. The giver has to criticize, which might hurt someone’s feelings, soContinue Reading
2021-12-10
Turning around a dysfunctional team
A good leader knows their strength comes from their team. As you would expect, a high performance team is every manager’s dream, however like mostContinue Reading
2021-12-07
What comes first: district success or serving in leadership?
During a recent conversation with a long-standing member of our conservation district community, I began to think about a possible relationship between conservation district successContinue Reading
2021-12-06
New book: Managing to Change the World
New book: Managing to Change the World During a recent Building Better planning meeting, one of the folks brought forward a tool about delegation fromContinue Reading
2021-11-20
Upcoming NACD Webinars
Upcoming NACD Webinars Next Urban and Community Webinars: Nov. 18, 4 PM EST, featuring Daniel Hayden, President and CEO of Restore America’s Estuaries: https://nacdnet.app.neoncrm.com/eventReg.jsp?event=1001& TheContinue Reading
2021-11-11
Getting Back to the Basics of Human Connection | HBR
Returning to in-person work can be a tricky process that comes with a complicated mixture of feelings. Whether you’re excited or anxious about reentry, youContinue Reading
2021-10-29
