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Women, Men, are Turning the Corner
19 February 2019 4:29 AM | No CommentsThank you to the 117 of you who have answered my 2-question survey on first level supervisors. I think we would all like to see a bigger “N,” so here’s a second chance: I’ll take Dan’s survey on what I want(ed) from a first-level supervisor. […]
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Every Good Supervisor of Others . . .
07 February 2019 8:43 PM | 3 CommentsStudents come back to me or write to me: “Professor Mulhern (or usually, Dan), my manager clearly never took your class!” And they explain. Many of these alums quit within 18, 12, even less than 6 months. Yes, they are “millennials,” but believe me, the […]
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Who’s a Great Partner and What Do You Look For?
27 January 2019 6:40 PM | No CommentsMy co-writer, John Gillis, says “No one leads alone. No one.” When you pull away the perceptual film of “the leader,” you see “leading by two” is everywhere. We can learn how we best pair by looking at others who do it well. One unusual […]
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What You Can Learn from Two California Bellwether Leaders
22 January 2019 6:23 AM | No CommentsI posted a variation of this article on LinkedIn last week. Ever wonder what a bellwether is? It’s a sheep. More specifically, a wether is a castrated male, equipped with a bell, leading the flock. In modern parlance people refer to “bellwether states,” and California […]
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New Year’s Plan – From Great to Good
07 January 2019 6:10 AM | 3 CommentsFor the first time in the 20 years I’ve been writing a New Years message, I am contradicting the messages of my new years’ past. So, if you’re seeking a stimulus to support you in having a great year, following conventional and valuable insights, search […]
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