There are so many traits that make up a good leader. One area that often is overlooked when you talk about good leadership, but seems to almost always be present when you discuss poor leadership is Accountability.  A good leader welcomes accountability and takes responsibility for their own actions and their followers actions, when the followers are acting on behalf of the leader or under her instructions. read more »

Job titles are used to describe, in a few words, how a person can help you professionally, right? I have a pet peeve with a particular job title which I feel is completely misleading. I hate the job title Financial Planner. It has nothing to do with the job financial planners actually do. I know there are more regulations in the financial industry then you can shake a grumpy stick at, but this one drives me nuts. read more »

It is a common practice in Succession Planning to rotate individuals through lateral career changes to gain experience that will equip them for future promotions. This is a very valid procedure. However, as a many employees will tell you, it is also very disruptive to their teams. If your manager is rotated every 12 – 24 months in order to get their job experience dance card punched – ouch. It creates upheaval due to varying decision making styles, in the communication rhythms, etc. read more »