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What's your blog URL or website?
http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/
What is your HR area of expertise?
Leadership development, succession planning, OD, training & development, HR
What is your current title?
Manager, Leadership & Management Development
Do you currently manage other HR professionals?
yes
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Dan McCarthy's Blog

The Cowardly Manager’s Guide to Dealing with Poor Performers

Posted on December 29, 2009 at 11:41am 0 Comments

Dealing with a poor performer has to be one of the hardest responsibilities of a leader. Great leaders confront performance issues head on. They provide feedback, coaching, counseling, and if all else fails, real leaders fire underperformers. It’s all part of earning your scars as a leader.



Cowardly managers come up with all kind of creative ways to avoid dealing with… Continue

Three Leadership Career Killer Personality Traits

Posted on May 2, 2009 at 9:57am 0 Comments

The April edition of CCL’s Leading Effectively newsletter sure caught my attention:



Did you know …



That three personality traits are predictors of career derailment?



Actually, no, I wasn’t aware of this. In fact, I’m not aware of any research on leadership derailment that deals with personality traits. Competencies, behaviors, skills, IQ, EQ… sure; but not personality traits.



And I was surprised to learn what they were. You may be to. From… Continue

How to Create a Motivating Work Environment

Posted on March 21, 2009 at 7:37am 1 Comment

These days, leaders are looking for way to keep their employees focused and motivated during challenging economic and business conditions. With layoffs, pay freezes, furloughs, and 401K cuts, there’s plenty of bad news going on that a leader can’t control that can drag a team down.



What does a “motivating environment” look like? When it’s 5:00pm, and most of the department is on the way out the door and your team is still working hard and having fun at the same time. A motivating… Continue

America's Best Leaders 2008

Posted on December 20, 2008 at 9:02am 0 Comments



U.S.News & World Report and the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University just published their list of America's Best Leaders.
The honorees were selected by a…
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Career Paths to Leadership & Leadership Development

Posted on October 19, 2008 at 8:16am 0 Comments

A question from a great leadership reader:



“I am a recent post-graduate in the UK (Masters in International Relations) and want eventually to work in development. My question to you regards the best use of my skills. I feel that I am a leader and I want to put that calling to work. My research has led me to Management Consultancy as a way of learning my trade, with the view of learning the skills that an effective manager/leader… Continue

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At 10:10am on July 5, 2008, Natalie Cooper said…
Hi Dan,

Just got your HR Carnival link - I've decided to weave everything into one Carnival posting now due to the content I've received.

I think I can weave a powerful statement. It's certainly going to put my journalist skills to the test!

Cheers,
Natalie
At 4:55pm on June 27, 2008, Rachel said…
I suppose I do have a blog! I never noticed it wasn't listed. http://employmentfile.wordpress.com
At 7:42am on June 23, 2008, Rachel said…
How surprised was I to find someone in my town out of 50 HR bloggers here! I can guess where you work which means you probably know some people I know. It's a small world.
At 3:46am on June 15, 2008, Breanne said…
Congrats on the Top 100 Management Blogs nod! That's great publicity!
 
 
 

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