Berman Leadership
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November 9, 2021
We celebrate CEOs for encyclopedic mastery of every aspect of their business. We routinely ask government leaders if they knew the smallest details of an issue, and if not, why they didn’t. But are we setting leaders up for success? What if the cost of that knowledge is the loss of motivation and learning opportunities for everyone around […]
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October 15, 2021
Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, spoke on CBS This Morning yesterday about the steps they have taken regarding vaccine mandates, managing unruly passengers, and rewarding employees for their commitment and engagement. Throughout his interview, he demonstrated perfectly the three rules of great leadership: Give your people: Something to believe in Someone to […]
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August 5, 2021
The recent revelations from New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ report on Governor Andrew Cuomo’s pattern of sexual harassment have both saddened and angered many people, and for good reason. The report’s conclusions are troubling in and of themselves (and the issue of sexual harassment will be addressed in my next post). Mr. Cuomo’s […]
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June 27, 2021
One of the best times to build up your Influence and Impact is during times of crisis. Under difficult situations, leadership will shine. Those who can keep their heads and address the challenges confronting the organization will be listened to and valued. Erica Spencer, the VP of Global Learning and Development at Marriott International, wrote […]
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June 17, 2021
To understand the basic concept of the book, this video will give you an overview. The last time I published a book, it was 1994, and I was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Fordham University. I had one child, and another one on the way. The book – Attachment in Adults – was targeted […]
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July 19, 2020
Lucy Kellaway (http://podcast.ft.com/s/listen-to-lucy/, “Why we prefer nasty bosses to be horrible all the time”) has a great little talk about an interesting finding – apparently, people are less unhappy with a boss who is consistently irritable than one who is unpredictable. Now, you coaches out there, don’t get the idea that we should encourage our […]
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June 25, 2020
Rick’s Experience One of my clients named Rick was brought into a finance organization that for all intents and purposes was broken. The company had grown rapidly through both acquisition and organic growth, and his predecessor had paid attention primarily to internal workings and processes. As a result, no one in the broader organization was […]
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May 22, 2020
“Your biggest problem as a leader is you spend time trying to explain why you missed your targets, and that feels a lot like justifying. Like you are making excuses for missing. As an executive on my team, I need you to own your failures, full stop. Then, explain to me how it will be […]
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April 15, 2020
Alana was a brilliant scientist with a history of developing big data techniques and leading successful academic research teams. A global pharmaceutical firm recruited her as they were developing products based on data, information and insights regarding pharmaceutical usage. She was an ideal candidate to push the business through a difficult and urgent product development […]