Managerially Speaking: The Power of Empowerment Use the Competency Checklist for Better Performance Coaching by David C. Miller Many people enter management positions without any training on how to develop people. There's a simple tool that can help managers be effective at navigating these issues. I call it the competency checklist. A Day in the Life of a Delegator by David M. Walczak Why delegate? If done right, it yields benefits on so many levels, and can dramatically increase your own job satisfaction. CEOs Who Inspire and How They Do It - from Forbes.com by Tara Weiss A series of brief profiles of CEOs who inspire workers to go the extra mile.    How Engaged a Leader Are You? - from Harvard Business Online by Gill Corkindale Is it lonely at the top? Develop your social acumen to engage and retain your employees.  Are You a Six-Dimensional Leader? by David C. Miller Six dimensional leaders are insightful, flexible and connected. They listen, motivate and inspire. Is this you? Right Fielders of Actuarial Science by Michael Braunstein, ASA, MAAA Much like a Little League team, you want to put your best performers in key positions--and get bad players to perform better.

"Wow, You Flubbed it Fred!" The Art of Giving Constructive Criticism by Maureen Wild
Unless you are supervising a dream team, delivering evaluations can be challenging and uncomfortable, but, with a little forethought and finesse, this part of your job does not have to make you reach for the Rolaids.

Unlock the People Power of Your Organization by David Wolfskehl
Have you ever wondered why you need to carefully manage certain areas of employees' performance, while in others they perform wonderfully without much guidance?

Are You in Ship Shape? by David M. Walczak, FSA, MAAA
Captain D. Michael Abrashoff took over the USS Benfold in 1997 with the personal mission of making it “the best damn ship in the navy” by improving morale and performance in measurable ways. The tactics used and explanations for choosing them were not only credible, they were applicable to situations in any life or business context.

Three Myths of Management by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton
The catalogue of poor decision practices is immense, but we focus here on three of the most common and, in our experience, most harmful to companies.