Paul Glover

President/ The Glover Group

In 1992, after a thirty-year career as a labor/employment law attorney and union leader, Paul Glover founded The Glover Group, a management consulting firm dedicated to assisting companies survive the WorkQuake of the Knowledge Economy by improving workplace performance. Paul has a bachelor of Arts in English from DePaul University, a Masters of Labor Law from Chicago Kent Law School, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from DePaul University’s College of Law. Paul is a FastCompany expert blogger who teachers Leadership Theory, Assessing Leadership Skills, Communication Skills for Managers, Team Building, Critical Thinking and Employment Law at Lewis University, National Louis University and the University of St. Francis.

With his distinctive, direct and oft-humorous approach, “recovering attorney” and long-time business and executive coach Paul Glover bares his knuckles to present 76 strategies and tips to thrive in the Knowledge Economy in his new book, WorkQuake, published by Round Table Companies. This no-nonsense advice, gleaned from 25 years of helping businesses nationwide prosper, and his popular Bottom Line and Morning Mantra newsletters, carries you through the impact of the recent WorkQuake – the Industrial Economy’s final meltdown. Twitter: @WorkQuakeBook

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Recent Posts by Paul

Why You Should NEVER Be on Undercover Boss

Why You Should NEVER Be on Undercover Boss

If you’ve seen the award winning CBS television show, Undercover Boss, you know the premise: the owner or senior executive from a company goes Read More

The Unfinished Agenda

The Unfinished Agenda

At the end of the year, many leaders reflect on what was accomplished and what was not.   This is an excellent time to determine how Read More

One New Year’s Resolution to Get Your Business Fit and Healthy

One New Year’s Resolution to Get Your Business Fit and Healthy

The New Year brings the excitement of a fresh start and new opportunities.  Unfortunately, we tend to get overexcited with the chance for an annual Read More

Looking for Trouble?

Looking for Trouble?

Every manager should always be looking for trouble.  If they’re not, they won’t see it coming, and it will take them by surprise.  And work Read More

Changing Your Culture by Bringing Humanity to the Workplace

Changing Your Culture by Bringing Humanity to the Workplace

Managers, from the senior level down to the front line leaders, often have the misconception that to manage effectively, neither they nor their employees can Read More

Managing Your Boss’s Expectations By Managing Your Own Time

Managing Your Boss’s Expectations By Managing Your Own Time

Supervisors know that it’s often difficult to manage the expectations of their employees, but it is twice as hard to manage expectations that come from Read More

The Manager’s Role- Always On, Always Aware, Always Influencing

The Manager’s Role- Always On, Always Aware, Always Influencing

The most important relationship at work, besides that among co-workers, is that of managers with the people they supervise.  The influence that managers have, whether Read More

Finding Your Company’s Yoda

Finding Your Company’s Yoda

How to Use Knowledge and Experience from a Mentor to Advance Your Career

What do Mickey Goldmill, Kesuke Myagi and Yoda have in common?  As Read More

This is NOT the Marine Corps! In Business, It IS Okay to Leave Someone Behind

This is NOT the Marine Corps! In Business, It IS Okay to Leave Someone Behind

The United States Marines follow the motto of Semper Fidelis, Latin for “always faithful.”  One example of this intense loyalty is on the battlefield, Read More