"Resources for Leaders"

Our goal is to present articles which are both timely and relevant at the senior executive level. If you have ideas for future articles please contact Dr. Laurence J. Stybel or Maryanne Peabody at Stybel Peabody Lincolnshire, 617-371-2990; 9:00-5:00 PM EST

"Resources for Leaders" articles

CREATING PLATFORMS FOR SUCCESS IN NEWLY HIRED/NEWLY PROMOTED LEADERS

HOW TO WIN IN JOB INTERVIEWS AND NETWORKING WHEN YOU HAVE AN "ALBATROSS" AROUND YOUR NECK: FORMER EMPLOYER HAS A POOR REPUTATION, YOU WORRY ABOUT YOUR AGE, WEIGHT, DISABILITY, ETC

AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE ON CAREER MANAGEMENT

WHAT'S THE COMPANY ISS SCORE AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON CHANGING PROFESSIONS IN MID CAREER

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY ON HIRING THE BEST

HAVE YOU GOT THE RIGHT ROLE MODELS TO LEAD A 'HUNKER DOWN'?

REDUCING THE RISK OF MIS-HIRE

Adding a Threat Framework to Supplement the Traditional Employee Termination Cost Reduction Framework.

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON TAKING INITIATIVE IN SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE OUTPLACEMENT FIRM TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE YOUR CAREER. THIS ARTICLE ALSO PROFILES OUR NEW YORK CITY LINCOLNSHIRE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON WHY EMPLOYERS SEE VALUE IN HELPING THOSE LAID OFF.

Advice for Boards for Dealing With Outrageous CEO Employment Contract Proposals.

Measuring the ROI of Coaching: the British Experience.

Managing Leadership Careers in the First 25 Years of the 21st Century: JOURNAL OF CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGY article.

SELLING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO TIME STARVED SENIOR EXECUTIVES WHO DESPERATELY WANT TO IGNORE YOU

WALL STREET JOURNAL: new breed of CEOs are less powerful, less arrogant, on a shorter leash, more transparent, pro-environment, and very, very well paid.

A CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR END OF EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS

CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT REVIEW ON LINKING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT MANPOWER PLANNING.

Use the following password: laurencestyb

A Guide to Board Structure/Board Talent for Early Stage Companies

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ON THE “RIGHT” WAY TO GET FIRED

How to Manage Bully Bosses

WHAT'S A LEADERSHIP MANDATE AND HOW CAN YOU DEFINE IT?

I DON’T NEED OUTPLACEMENT

TECHNIQUES FOR BROADENING YOUR CAREER HORIZONS BY BROADENING HOW YOU DEFINE YOUR JOB.

ONCE AGAIN: WHY DO WE NEED BOARDS?

TIME MAGAZINE ON AMBITION

ONE MORE TIME.  WHAT IS THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR A STRONG BOARD DOMINATED BY OUTSIDERS?

CEO'S TO BOARDS: DON'T YOU TRUST US???!!!  

How to Sell Yourself as an Innovator

SHAKESPEARE IN CHARGE 

DEFINING 'TRUST' IN THE CEO/BOARD RELATIONSHIP

WHAT DOES A COMPANY DO WHEN IT'S INDUSTRY IS DYING?

MCKINSEY & COMPANY ON MANAGING LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS

HOW TO SPOT LIARS DURING JOB INTERVIEWS.

STRUCTURING BOARDS OF ADVISORS FOR SUCCESS

CFO MAGAZINE ON MANAGING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF A NEW LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENT

Do Startup Internet Businesses Have a Prayer?

THE ELEPHANT AND THE FLEA: reflections of a reluctant capitalist

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON HOW TO GET 'UNSTUCK' IN YOUR EXECUTIVE CAREER

CFO MAGAZINE ON HOW TO THINK BEYOND YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION FOR UPWARD MOBILITY.

THE NEXT WAR FOR TALENT

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON "HOW TO MANAGE ME."

FROM MANAGING A CAREER TO TRAVERSING CAREERS: what the winners do and how you can learn from them

Resources for HR Leaders.

WHEN GOOD JOBS ARE PERISHABLE: HOW TO FRAME YOUR CAREER UNDER CONDITIONS OF SHORT JOB TENURE AND STRICT NON COMPETE AGREEMENTS.

Wall Street Journal on Managing the First Hundred Days

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON 'WHEN YOUR BOSS THINKS YOU ARE TOO GOOD TO LET GO AND YOU WANT OUT

CFO MAGAZINE ON WHAT NASCAR TEACHES LEADERS

CFO MAGAZINE ON MANAGING THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF A NEW ASSIGNMENT.

THE GLOBAL OUTSOURCING OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL JOBS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY.

SOFTWARE MAGAZINE ON HOW TO IDENTIFY SHENANIGAN PRONE COMPANIES

THE TRUSTED LEADER: BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR PEOPLE AND YOUR COMPANY

MANAGING CRITICAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

THE BOSTON GLOBE ON HOW TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF CRITICAL LEADER MIS-HIRE

 

JOB SEARCH TECHNIQUES FOR SHY EXECUTIVES

WALL STREET JOURNAL ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU 'OVERSOLD' YOURSELF AS A LEADER

HOW TO MANAGE THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS OF A NEW ASSIGNMENT: a guide for leaders and boards

THE NEW YORK TIMES ON THE USE OF EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATION

PASSIVELY TESTING THE WATERS . . . EXECUTIVE'S USE OF JOB SEARCH AGE

CFO MAGAZINE ON CFO CHURN: AN INTERVIEW WITH LINCOLNSHIRE STYBEL PEABODY

ABC NEWS INTERVIEWS STYBEL PEABODY LINCOLNSHIRE ON THE EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO TERMINATION

FRAMED TO FAIL: HOW COMPANIES STRUCTURE NEW ASSIGNMENTS FOR FAILURE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT

WHAT’S NEXT FOR TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, SOCIETY, AND YOUR CAREER

THINKING OF JOINING THE FAMILY BUSINESS?

SIZE DOES MATTER: BUT NOT THE WAY YOU THINK

FINANCIAL TIMES ON CEO 'FLAMEOUT'

THE NEW YORK TIMES LIST OF BUSINESS RESEARCH RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

THE ECONOMIST ON THE DECLINING APPEAL OF BOARD POSITIONS

THE ECONOMIST ON MANAGING COMPANIES DURING TOUGH TIMES

THE NEW YORK TIMES ON HIRING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN AN ASSIGNMENT CYCLE-DRIVEN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

NEW YORK TIMES ON DIRECTOR COMPENSATION DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES

SMART MONEY ON GETTING ON BOARDS

LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS IN THE "NEW EUROPE:" AN AESC STUDY

LINCOLNSHIRE STYBEL PEABODY IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ON TRENDS IN OPTIONS.

CNN INTERVIEWS LARRY STYBEL ABOUT BALANCING EMPLOYEE PRIVACY AND INTERNET SECURITY.

THE ECONOMIST ON CULTURE CLASHES IN THE WORKPLACE.

WHAT ARE THEDRIVERS THAT WILL SHAPE YOURWORLD IN 2015?

When Conducting Your Job Search: Diarists Get Results!

HERE'S A GREAT, FREE FRAMEWORK FOR A BUSINESS PLAN. YOU SHOULD LOOK AT IT EVEN IF YOU ARE A JOB CANDIDATE!

Guide to Underwriting Compensation

Are you Aware of the New Audit Committee Rules?

FAST COMPANY ON EVALUATING JOB OFFERS

"THE ECONOMIST" SURVEY OF THE UNITED STATES

When Senior Executives take on New Assignments

New Roles for CFOs

You've Just Been Fired! Now What???!!!

You've Just Been Fired: what is happening to you emotionally?...

Stybel Peabody On Lying

Forbes Magazine On How To Tell A Boss That The Boss Is Wrong

Arizona Republic On The Use Of Career Agents

Do You Believe Opportunities For Women And Minorities On Boards Are Expanding?

Ask The Headhunter

Fortune On Why CEOs Fail

"Ask The Headhunter" On Getting A Board Of Director Seat

How To Gain Commitment And De-Commitment

Preparing For The First Round Job Interview

Where Are The Entrepreneurial Opportunities?

Wall Street Journal on CEO Agents

Leaving On Your Terms

Outplacement: the corporate justiciation for quality.

A Starting Point For A Web Based Job Search

Outplacement Versus Take The Money

Employment Contracts: Deferred Compensation

Do You Need To Be An Expert On Wigits To Be Ceo Of A Wigit Company? 

Questions To Ask When Considering Accepting A Board Role

When Talking Makes Things Worse!


Resolving Problems When Communication Fails
From the book/audiobook, © 1977
Dr. David Stiebel. Distributed by Andrews and McMeel, 1-800-826-4216.
Reprinted with permission. For a review of this book, go to WWW.STYBELPEABODY.COM and click on Board Resources. You can order the title on-line from this same web site. 

How to Describe Work-Related Accomplishments 


Being able to write down or discuss work related accomplishments is often harder than it appears. Ask anyone who has ever had a staff job!
In addition, we are all prone to confuse accomplishments with the process by which those accomplishments were done.
Our Lincolnshire colleague in Denver is Bill Franks. Enclosed, please find his very perceptive and instructive thoughts on this important issue.

Korn Ferry International On Career Opportunities For Senior Health Care Executives 

What Is The Marketing/Engineering Ratio Of Your Target Company?

Should You Ask For An Employment Contract?

How to Deal with an Incompetent Interviewer

How To Set Up Your Home Office

Increasing Future Potential of Women Managers

When New Senior Executives Take Over

How To Increase Your Future Potential

How to Keep Your Career Thriving: tips for befriending recruiters

Managing Your Career Under Conditions Of Short Job Tenure And Long Middle Age

Turning Ambivalence Into Commitment

Your Former Company is an Albatross!

The Life Cycle Of Mergers And Acquisitions

An Interview Is Like a . . .

Strategic Management of Association Memberships

Balancing Competence, Client Development, And Culture In Selecting Partners

Turning Consultants Into Hidden Weapons And Not Financial Sink Holes: for owner-managed businesses

Merry Christmas You're Fired!

Trends for Women on Boards

Wall Street Journal on Joining Internet Start Ups

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