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The Charismatic Leader and Employee Autonomy
In my new book, The Gift: Discretionary Effort, I describe five management levers the charismatic leader can use to motivate employees. These five levers effectively replace the stick and carrot approach that worked so well in the 20th Century when you had plenty of money
March 21, 2012
March Madness and Management Choices
My husband stood at my office doorway with a childish, almost sheepish but pleading look. It was 8:00 PM at night. “If we left now, we could be in Louisville tomorrow afternoon in time to see our favorite team play.” What is this March
March 20, 2012
Charismatic Leaders Break Barriers by Working from Strengths
One of the best treatises on working from your strengths is Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton. Their simple but powerful thesis is: the best way to break the barriers in your career and be satisfied in your job is
January 5, 2012
Charismatic Leaders Give Generously
Is your executive leadership team wondering how to increase workplace productivity? There is growing research that giving and happiness is related to productivity in the workplace. When people give generously of their time or personal resources, they experience personal satisfaction and calm plus a
December 21, 2011
Effective Leadership: Eliminate Negative Performance Reviews
Do managers or employees hate performance reviews worse? Has the performance review become a routine time waster? Are your performance reviews missing the mark of raising productivity and building loyalty? Do your performance reviews usually turn out negative? Would you like to improve the
December 9, 2011
Charismatic Leaders: Influence Without Irritation
Napoleon Hill, one of the world’s first authors on personal success, said “The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable art known to man.” Wow! As charismatic leaders, what does this mean? There are many techniques, but the one I would
November 23, 2011
Brandau Chosen as SHRM Buckhead GEM Chair
Atlanta, Georgia (October, 2011) – Workplace Power Institute announced today that CEO, Karla Brandau, was chosen by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) to be the chair of the Buckhead Geographical Emphasis Group (GEM) for 2012. Brandau will host eight meetings in 2012,
October 22, 2011
Karla Brandau to Speak for LexisNexis Women’s Conference
Atlanta, Georgia (August, 2011) – Karla Brandau, CEO of Workplace Power Institute, was chosen to deliver a keynote address at the LexisNexis Women’s Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in October. Brandau will speak on personal branding in a presentation entitled, Brand Me, Inc. The presentation
August 22, 2011
Charismatic Leaders Pump Up Creativity Today for Innovation Tomorrow
Has your organization been so focused on the bottom line and cost cutting that innovation has atrophied? Do creativity muscles need some heavy lifting to get them working again? Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman, IBM Corporation, stated in a recent publication from IBM entitled Capitalizing
June 5, 2011