Langhorne Associates

Performance management works when done with care

By John Langhorne / Guest Column Sometime ago I wrote an article on performance appraisal (PA) noting the process works best when the focus is on professional development, not work performance, remediation or compensation. In summary, traditional PA is a…

Measuring grit through the ‘Marshmallow Experiment’

By John Langhorne / Guest Column Psychology evolved from philosophy and our natural curiosity about…

Takeaways from 25 years of leadership

By John Langhorne/Guest Column Some years ago, when the Corridor Business Journal began publishing, several…

Ethics: A core element of your story

By John Langhorne / Guest Column Recent research findings suggest that leadership arises from a…

Why good behavior is profitable

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In my last article, I opened with an overview…

Broken windows and the workplace

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Over the past year, we have been hearing more…

Exploring the value of executive wisdom

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial The nature of wisdom is equal parts philosophical and…

Fight negative effects of cynicism with hope

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial When thinking about leadership, we often focus on the…

What people want from leadership

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In a previous article ((http://bit.ly/greatcomp), I reviewed the typical…

Leadership in great companies

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial What’s it’s like to work for a “great company?”…

Archimedes’ lever and organizational change

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Archimedes said, “Give me a long enough lever and…

Boosting engagement, making decisions

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial The Gallup organization is perhaps the premier survey research…

Basics of an effective management style

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial It is clear that some management practices are winners…

Each piece of nonprofit board is important

By John Langhorne and Nancy Quellhorst / Guest Editorial Early in our careers, mentors suggested…

Mary Poppins on…

John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Leadership, management and personal competence. At Christmastime, Disney Studios released…

A model for successful living

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In three previous articles, (www.corridorbusiness.com/consulting/leadership-and-leading-a-meaningful-life/), we strolled through a…