Eric Swenson's Leadership Blog

"What I did this summer, this spring, this winter, last fall, the previous summer..." 4.8 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in...

Every day, we make assumptions and judgements about people we work for, work with, and who work for us. That's normal, and those...

Yes, I’m old enough to remember the advent of the fax machine. I also remember dialing with rotary phones. (Fun Fact: My first “real” job...

Things are starting to stabilize. Things appear to be getting better. The curve, for now, appears to be flattening. But make no mistake:...

A very wise man once said if you ask enough “stay interviews”, you’ll be doing a lot less “exit interviews”. I have seen very few...

1. Do everything you’re supposed to do with on-site employees, but do it on steroids. 2. Overcommunicate. Until they complain about too...

Before I design a leadership development program for a client, I meet with the CEO or business owner. I ask them questions to discover if...

Are we there yet? We’re getting there. On the day that I’m writing this (April 3) the United States vaccinated 4 million people. Now,...

I’ve never been a fan of dress and appearance policies. I once quit a job because of it; see below. A few years ago, I wrote a post...

I have a client that I’m close to (we’ll leave it at that). Last month, they asked us for immediate help. A job opening they’d been...

Well, we got through the 13th month of 2020. The transfer of power. The near insurrection. The valiant attempt to vaccinate 330 million...

The best lesson I ever learned on delegation came in 1997.  I was running teams for AAA (the Automobile Club) in our Burbank and Glendale...

Ditch the old way you’ve been doing things and get back to basics.  Performance metrics should set your standard, so people will do the...

The first job a person gets is, in many ways, the most important job you’ll ever have.  If – that is – you look upon it as what is should...

This is the 7th year that Fulbright & Jaworski has surveyed senior corporate counsel regarding litigation.  I’m focusing on the responses...

Anyone who’s read this blog over the years, or who knows me personally, is aware that one of my heroes is Michael Josephson.  Mr....

The most frequent criticism of management, in every 360 survey we’ve done (and seen on a national basis) is “I don’t get enough feedback...

…or so says Roxanne Emmerich, author of “Thank God It’s Monday: How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love.”I have no reason...

Yes, the economy is slow to recover and things are tough all over. But now the workforce cuts have largely been made and the question for...

Most managers get that role because they’re the hardest worker; the best salesperson; or the smartest person in the office. But those...