Management and Leadership Issues

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Taking the Suck Out of the Information Vacuum
The report from the Columbia Accident Investigation Board was delivered, and it wasn't pretty. NASA concluded that the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy had as much to do with failed management practices and a work environment that discouraged upward feedback and open communication, as the foam that hit the shuttle's side. This should be a wake up call for all businesses. Even years later, the accident remains a testimony to bad management practices.

How to Walk Your Talk
If you work in an organization, you’ve heard this complaint repeatedly. Leaders and managers say they want change and continuous improvement but they don’t walk their talk. The power of an organization’s leaders in creating the organization’s values, environment, culture and actions is immeasurable. Want to know how to “walk your talk” to enable organization change and improvement? Want to take the power away from oft-repeated employee complaints? Start here to learn how to walk your talk.