Learned Helplessness

When I was working on my graduate studies in organizational development, I learned about the concept of learned helplessness.   What I’ve discovered is that it’s a significant issue. It’s often the reason why organizations don’t become Top Five...

How Can a Bank Best Align Personnel to Profitability [VIDEO]

Most bank CEOs tell me, we have great people, and yet, sometimes they suffer not such great efficiency ratios, return on assets, return on equity.   And what they’re really saying is we have good people, but they’re not great because they don’t know...

How to Avoid the “Middle Management Meltdown” [VIDEO]

I believe that when middle managers master management, the resulting breakthroughs are profound and sustainable.   In this episode, I’m going to share with you how to overcome what I call “the middle management breakdown”—the block that keeps executives’ dreams from...