Bud Bilanich | The Common Sense Guy

Getting Organized

The other day, I came across some common sense advice on office organization.  Barry Izsak, president of the National Association of Professional Organizers and owner of Arranging It All, listed his advice on organizing your office for peak efficiency…

Effective Leaders Sponsor, Not Support, What They Want to Get Done

I got a call the other day from a senior HR person inviting me to help out with a coaching assignment.  It seems that two senior leaders in her organization are having a difficult working together.  She wanted to know if I would be interested in helping them build a productive working relationship.

I said “yes, with one condition.  I want to kick off the process with a meeting with the boss of these two individuals in attendance.  I want him (the boss) to let both people know that they must find a way to work together productively”.

In effect, I wanted the boss to sponsor the coaching…