Jan 2, 20233 minSwenson InsightsTrust: The Leadership Superpower (Part 2)For Part 1 of Trust: The Leadership Power, click here. Trust. It comes up more than you think. Trust in others starts with you. When I...
Jun 2, 20222 minSwenson InsightsTrust: The Leadership Superpower (Part 1)I was asked the other day what I thought was the single most important characteristic a successful leader must have in today’s workplace....
May 18, 20222 minSwenson InsightsPut Your Pay (Range) Where Your Mouth IsI’ve been dealing with CEO’s and business owners over a touchy subject for the past few years. Well, it’s touchy to them, but it’s a...
May 5, 20222 minSwenson Insights6 Common Mistakes A New Manager MakesI Pity the new manager. I do. It's more pitiable when a new manager isn't provided any leadership training. Contemporary leadership...
May 2, 20223 minSwenson InsightsShe Never Looks BackI'm obsessed by the trials of Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, and the rise and fall of Theranos. I’m riveted by the current Hulu...
Apr 18, 20221 minSwenson InsightsEric's Best Books for Leaders - 2022Every few years, I update my “best” leadership books. Like any list or ranking, it’s largely a personal choice. I’ve a loose definition...
Feb 23, 20223 minSwenson InsightsTake Your Damn PTO!Paid Time Off (PTO) is one of the most aggravating benefits for businesses to enforce. (PTO is also called vacation, but for the purposes...
Feb 2, 20222 minSwenson InsightsThe Pros & Cons Of Employee BoomerangsWe don’t have a single client that doesn’t have a hiring or retention issue right now. EVERYONE is desperate to find and retain...
Feb 1, 20229 minSwenson InsightsEric’s Best of TV 2021Until COVID hit, I confess I was not watching a lot of television (except of course, for hockey). As a result, in 2020, we started...