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• Neanderthal Inc.: stop asking so many questions and get back to work. 

  Here we go again: no sooner do I hire new human resource types but then you guys start thinking up ways to spend money by "investing in Human...

  Industry Week, 06/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• CEO career secrets: big head? Vacant stare? Cheer up--you may already be a major CEO!(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP)(Editorial) 

  IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST EXECS, YOU'VE THOUGHT TO yourself at one time or another: "You know, I'm sure that I'd make a great CEO of a major...

  Industry Week, 05/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• The job's not over till the paperwork is buried; strategic management of "busy work" is one of the keys to your success.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP) 

  MANY JUNIOR MANAGERS SAY TO ME, "JOHN, I'VE just gotten a big new job, but there seems to be a lot of paperwork involved. How will I manage all...

  Industry Week, 04/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• The wrong stuff: some companies haven't gotten the message yet: we don't want to get to know you better.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP) 

  FIRST, LET ME THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ATTENDING Capstone Screw's 17th annual vendor dinner. In particular, let me note my appreciation to all of you...

  Industry Week, 03/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• The spin doctor is in: bad news? Rotten profits? Take two euphemisms and call me in the morning.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP) 

  OF ALL THE ABILITIES REQUIRED TO RISE through the corporate ranks, none is more important than learning the mysterious language of Euphemismo. ...

  Industry Week, 02/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• Missing the (power) point: when bullet points fly, attention spans die.(Column) 

  SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT PowerPoint presentation you just delivered. Well ... I guess I can honestly say that I've never seen...

  Industry Week, 01/01/07 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• Questionable logic: there's an art to knowing how not to answer a straight question.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP)(tips to first time managers)(Editorial) 

  Many first-time managers live in fear of the day when their bosses will ask them a question that they cannot answer. They fear this because,...

  Industry Week, 12/01/06 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• Leaky, sneaky and cheeky: there's no management innovation too bad or too bald for some companies.(BRANDTON LEADERSHIP) 

  One Of The Wonderful Things About studying leadership and management is that just when you think you've seen or heard it all, somebody invents...

  Industry Week, 11/01/06 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• The manager's guide to conference call etiquette: as always, what you do is less important than what the home office thinks you are doing.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP) 

  WITH MORE AND MORE EMPLOYEES WORKING outside the walls of a traditional office (a recent study says that one in five American employees works...

  Industry Week, 10/01/06 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication

• How to run an effective meeting: every meeting should reinforce the idea that nothing of importance can happen without you.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP) 

  Many first-time managers worry if they have the right stuff, if they will be able to make it in the cutthroat corporate world. They fret about...

  Industry Week, 09/01/06 by Brandt, John R. · More from publication