Should A Leader Be Friends with Staff?

“People, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world” Barbara Streisand When I was being trained to be a military officer in the early 1970’s we were instructed never to be friends with the soldiers reporting to us. Fraternization and friendship were to be avoided at all costs. Both of these actions… Continue reading Should A Leader Be Friends with Staff?

Should A Leader Praise A Team For Trying Hard But Finishing Second?

“It is better to have tried and lost than never to have tried at all” I was watching my last place, bumbling Atlanta Braves play the first place Dodgers. The Braves held their own on the entire series, losing two games in the 10th inning by identical 2-1 scores. In the last game a Brave’s… Continue reading Should A Leader Praise A Team For Trying Hard But Finishing Second?