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Honesty And Leadership
My shortest job on record is four days, and no, I wasn't working a contract, either. I was fired, which was great for me, because I would've quit very soon after, and this way, I ended up getting two weeks'...
Working Top-Down: Leadership, Part Three
While a little whitewashing may be beneficial when dealing with external factors, it is most definitely not appropriate for a group leader working with direct reports. When you enter into a new environment, you need to establish yourself as someone...
Working Top-Down: Vision, Part Three
Sometimes a lack of corporate vision isn't as obvious as being told, "We're not re-investing in your company, you have no coherent strategy or vision." Sometimes it shows up in the behavior of people further down the chain of command....
Working Top-Down: Vision, Part Two
Why do I place so much emphasis on vision? Why is a well-defined corporate strategy simply not enough? It's because my experiences have led me to this conclusion, sometimes in very obvious, no-question-about-it ways....
Prologue
I graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS in computer science back in 1995. Straight out of college, I was hired on by Raytheon, the largest company I've ever worked for (the only reason I bother to mention...