Mary Marshall Sent: January 13, 10:30 a.m. From: Alisson To: Brenda, CEO & Founder Alisson here from accounting. At the last staff meeting, you said that if anyone had any questions they wanted to discuss with you directly, you’d make yourself available. Well, I do have some … Read more
Sent: September 17 From: CEO To: Exec. Team Subject: Anti-Harassment Training OK, guys, It’s that time of year again that we have to sit through listening to HR tell us how we’re supposed to behave. So, show up, behave, and put your time in. I … Read more
It landed on Carol’s desk with the muffled thump of a dead body wrapped in a heavy, wet flannel blanket. A neat but heavy package, it was a nine-by-twelve-inch envelope no less than four inches thick. FedEx had delivered it that morning, and the receptionist … Read more
Sent: September 9 From: CEO To: Executive Team Subject: Launch Date for New Warehouse in Texas Team, Per our 2019 strategic plan, we were supposed to have a timeline worked out for the new warehouse in Texas. At our last meeting, we agreed that you … Read more
Notes for my Leadership Memoir: Let’s take a lesson from Tom, the newly minted and inexperienced CEO. When you’re the new CEO on the block, everyone is looking at you to do great things. Some, like your employees and especially the leadership team, are a … Read more
Sent: September 20 From: CEO To: HR Subject: Chief of Compassion Jennifer, Please prepare a promotion package for Randy. I believe this new role, Chief of Compassion, will be much better suited to what he does on a regular basis. We need someone with his … Read more
From: Amy Hoohoo, Director of HR To: Jeff Parson Subject: Job Offer Dear Jeff, We are pleased to present you with this formal offer for employment with the Acme Corporation as our new director of corporate communications. This is a full-time salaried position located in … Read more
You will never see “She made me what I am today” written on anyone’s tombstone. But a leader’s job is just that: identifying the individual strengths that each team member comes to the table with; coaxing, leading, training, cajoling, and developing those strengths into greatness. … Read more
From the narcissist’s guide to selecting team members… As we see from our current political leadership, loyalty is the number one criterion to ascertain whether someone is worthy of being on our team. Why wouldn’t it be?? If you don’t have loyalty from your team, … Read more
Management Team Quarterly Meeting Agenda: Warehouse workflow Holiday schedules and hours for next week Annual performance review deadlines ERP system maintenance Monthly sales results CEO: Thanks for coming to the meeting today, guys. We have a lot to cover, so let’s get rolling. We’ve got … Read more