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The archives of the Weiman Leadership Letter are arranged in reverse chronological order below. Prior to April 2006, the Letter was called Leadership Update.

July 2008

• Leading through tough times ...
• Stay connected ... for free!
• News ...
• Wondering what you missed?

June 2008

• Name Change
• Where is Your Crystal Ball?
• An AWESOME Morning Exercise! (Part Deux.)
• Want to Read a Back Issue?

May 2008

• An AWESOME Morning Exercise!
• Have you read "The 4 Hour Workweek?"
• How to Un-Complicate Your Life
• What Happened In Vegas?
• Relax! (And do it for 20% OFF!)
• Resources
• New Video on Leadership Skills

March 2008

• How to Have a Difficult Conversation
• Quotation of the Month
• Would You Like to Radically Boost Your Professional and Personal Success?
• Resources
• New Video on Leadership Skills

January 2008

• Web Site Of The Month: Flight Delay Information
• New Seminar! The 3 Keys to Mastering Your Future
• Here’s Looking at You, Kid (Part 2)
• Quotation of the Month
• Updates from Weiman Consulting

December 2007

• Here’s Looking at You, Kid
• Quotation of the Month
• Memo to the Customer Service Department
• Updates from Weiman Consulting

November 2007

• When No One Talks at Your Meetings
• Memo to the Marketing Department: What to Avoid in the Subject Line
• Learn More About Your Staff Through "One on One's"
• What Happens During Executive Coaching Meetings?
• Do You Eat at Your Desk?

October 2007

• Why You Should Talk About Money First
• 5 Steps To Building Trust
• How To Help An Underachiever

August 2007

• The 4-Hour Workweek
• 6 Tips for Improving Your Reading Efficiency

June 2007

• 5 Ways to Avoid Hiring a Liar
• 3 Steps to Building Trust
• How to Proofread Better Than Your Spellchecker

April 2007

• New Study Shows Fewer Than Half of Americans Are Happy with Their Jobs
• Free Incentive Program Information
• The Lost (and then found) Plotz Memos: Universal Metric Time

February 2007

• Hot Topic: Team Building Workshops
• Executive Contracts
• The Lost (and then found) Plotz Memos: Company Postage for Personal Mail

November 2006

• Hot Topic: Values Gut Check
• Great Resource: RedRoller Shipping Comparator
• The Lost (and then found) Plotz Memos

May 2006

• Hot Topic: Exit Interviews
• Great Resource: Free Directory Assistance
• The Lost (and then Found) Plotz Memos: Reception Area

April 2006

• Hot Topic - Office Romance
• Great Resource - What Clients Love, by Harry Beckwith
• The Lost (and then found) Plotz Memos

January 2006

• Dr. Weiman in BusinessWeek: Call Center Turnover
• How to Give Constructive Feedback
• Five Cures for the "Business Traveler's Blues" this Holiday
• ADV: The Stress Solution

December 2005

• Be Kind to Your Staff
• Is Your Gut Trying to Tell You Something?
• The Stress Solution: How to Win in Business without Sacrificing in Life

November 2005

• From "Open Door" to "Open Inbox"
• The Better Business Bureau: Have You Visited Them Lately?
• The Stress Solution: How to Win in Business without Sacrificing in Life

August 2005

• The Flip-Flop Flap and Casual Dress Codes
• Top Business Books: Your Summer Reading List
• Movie Night for Leaders

July 2005

• The Top 10 Business Books: What Are Your
  Top 3?
• Avoiding Bad Hiring

June 2005

• Five Ideas for Helping People Solve Their Own Problems
• The Micro-Management Trap

May 2005

• Leadership Life: To Your Health!
• Guest Feature: The Science of Visualization

April 2005

• Executive Life: 5 Signs It's Time to Go
• Guest Feature: The Power of Proximal Goals
• Diversity: Management Communication Workshop Combines Psychology and Law

February 2005

• Leadership: Are You Working Against Your Own Type?
• Promotions: How to Spot High Potential Employees
• Diversity: Management Communication Workshop Combines Psychology and Law

January 2005

• Leadership: Are You Working Against Your Own Type?
• Communication: Timing is Everything
• Diversity: Management Communication Workshop Combines Psychology and Law

June 2004

• Leadership: Succession Planning
• Communication: Who's Thinking What?

March 2004

• Leadership: 5 More Tips for Managing Meetings
• Ethics: Corporate Values and the Bottom Line
• Legal: How Well Do You Understand Sexual Harassment Laws?

February 2004

• Leadership: 5 Tips for Managing Meetings
• Communication: Get More Data to the Top

June 2003

• Leadership: The 5 Great Rules of Management
• Communication: Say it Face to Face

October 2002

• Leadership: Assessing Ethics
• High Performance Teams

May 2002

• Leadership: Burnout is on the Rise
• Hiring 101: Beyond the Interview

March 2002

• Leadership: Are You Open to Bad News?
• Evidence-Based Decision Making

May 2002

• Leadership: Burnout is on the Rise
• Hiring 101: Beyond the Interview

March 2002

• Leadership: Are You Open to Bad News?
• Evidence-Based Decision Making

February 2002

• Five Critical Steps to Handling Poor Performers
• Succession: What’s the Plan, Stan?

March 2001

• Gut Instincts: Listening to Your Intuition
• Fire Drill: Terminating Difficult Employees

February 2001

• Leadership Lessons: Looking Back at You
• Business Meetings; Abandoning the Conference Room

September 2000

• Chronic Lateness: Seeking a Cure
• Casual-Dress Policies: Are We Too Relaxed?

May 2000

• Micro-Management: The Control Trap
• Teamwork: Building High Performance Teams

April 2000

• Retention: 5 Ways to Keep Employees Committed to You
• Succession: What's the Plan Stan?

February 2000

• Partnership Problems: 6 Ways to Weather the Storms
• Management: Taking Your Organization's Pulse

December 1999

• Communication: Say it Face to Face
• Delegating: Why It's So Difficult

October 1999

• Fire Drill: Preparing for Termination
• Interviewing 101: 5 Tips for Evaluating Candidates
• Communication and Presentation Skills Workshops

September 1999

• Are You Managing Stress, Or Is Stress Managing You?
• Hiring 101: Everything Means Something
• Communication and Presentation Skills Workshops

August 1999

• Essentials of Leadership: The Art of Listening
• Professional Development: Soliciting Goals

July 1999

• This Is Goodbye: What to Ask at the Exit Interview
• Say What? How to Overcome Podium Panic
• Recommended Reading on Public Speaking

Practical Advice for Leaders

• Communication I - Get information to flow to you.
• Communication II - Send the right message with impact.
• Diversity - Avoid discrimination lawsuits; improve communication.
• Ethics I - How values impact the bottom line.
• Ethics II - Strengthen the center of your firm.
• Exit Interviews - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.
• Hiring - Common mistakes, and how to avoid them.
• Lateness - Correct this chronic problem.
• Meeting Management I - Plan and run effective meetings.
• Meeting Management II - Manage difficult personalities.
• Performance - Handle problem employees effectively.
• Promotion - How to spot high potential employees.
• Sexual Harassment Issues - Avoid a hot date in court.
• Succession Planning - Ensure leadership continuity.
• Terminations - Handle them smoothly.