The other day, I happened to catch an episode of Oprah where she was previewing a new CBS show called “Undercover Boss” (premiering February 7th). The show has C-Suite executives go undercover within their own organizations to experience the jobs of their front-line employees. I was immediately intrigued.
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In addition to being professional and productive, we also pride ourselves on having a fun culture here at Fierce – we call it the “Fierce Fun Factor” and we even consider it when we hire people.

Periodically we try to out-prank each other – it’s our demented way of showing affection for each other. Read the rest of this entry »

We react to the economic crisis with layoffs, travel restrictions, forced leave, reductions, cutbacks, pointing fingers…(you fill in the blank). Bad strategies? Maybe not. Some of these responses may be warranted in the short run, but if you are concerned with measuring success by long term results, then these solutions alone aren’t enough.

It seems we love to place blame by pointing at events, corporations, and people…sub-prime lending, Enron (remember?), the auto industry, Bernie Madoff, banking executives and their huge bonuses. And we’ll probably sign into more legislations like Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), although signing that in 2002 didn’t keep what happened in 2008-2009 from happening. Why do shareholders (by the way that’s us) demand short-term results and LOVE layoffs and cutbacks? It’s because someone is doing something… Hooray!!!! Read the rest of this entry »

I got an email today from a friend who wrote:

“In the middle of reading Fierce Leadership, I got a phone call from a good friend who was one of my colleagues at IBM in Boulder, Colorado. He shared that they are CHARGING EMPLOYEES for the use of napkins and cutlery in the site cafeteria. I am reading your words about making a deeper connection with people, and I get this information in stark contrast. At one time I was so proud of IBM, and to be part of IBM. What a long wicked way things have come.” Read the rest of this entry »

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