July 28, 2017
Welcome to my weekly round-up of recent top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog.
This week you’ll read articles on where business should spend more of their time (but don’t), 3 steps to building engagement with your hourly workers, why women aren’t CEOs according to women who almost were, what really happens inside a PR crisis war room, and recommended summer books for leaders. These articles will provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you.
- Where Business Leaders Should Spend More of Their Time (But Don’t)
By Jon Picoult (@JonPicoult via @CarrierMgmt), Carrier Management
“Imagine a place where executives could go to discover striking new ways to improve their business. A place where, just by visiting, the executives come away more energized and their employees become more engaged…”
- 3 Steps to Building Engagement Among Your Hourly Workers
By Rob Seay (@TLNT_com), TLNT
“It’s time to stop taking the hourly employee for granted. Despite the fact that hourly employees are nearly 60% of the US workforce, leaders have a tendency to discount them when formulating their employee engagement strategies…”
- Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
By Susan Chira (@susanchira via @nytimes), The New York Times
“A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics and beyond…”
- What Really Happens Inside a PR Crisis War Room
By Karen Wickre (@kvox via @WIRED), Wired
“There’s no shortage of corporate drama. Our news feeds have been clogged with an endless parade of companies unraveling before our eyes. Just a few examples: Uber, Tesla, that notorious Pepsi ad, United Airlines, and a string of corporate security breaches...”
- Recommended Summer Reads For Leadership Freaks
By Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak), Leadership Freak
“The thing I love about good books is they help me think my own thoughts...”
What were some of the top leadership articles you read this week?
—David Grossman
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