by Ted Sherman
The title of prima donna is a 200-year-plus tradition in Italian opera. The original meaning was that the woman singer, usually a soprano who sang leading roles, was an honorific. She was the "leading lady", and was to be ...read more
Look around you as you participate in various cooperative groups. Some people are workers, some visionaries, and others grace us with their presence. They are the centers of their own universes, places where they demand ...read more
Managing people is not an easy task. It seems like it's something you have the instincts for, or you spend many long years trying to nurture and develop it. The key to managing anyone is to understand what characteristic...read more
by Phronesis
A prima donna can be successfully managed. Way back, a prima donna was used to refer to a distinguished female opera singer. Although, till today, it is still sometimes used to refer to popular female singers, it is now...read more
Have they truly earned the title or is it something that evolved around the water cooler? A Prima Donna would not be hard to identify. She could work in the mail room or own the company. Need I tell you, one never attempts...read more
by Kemba Howell
Congratulations! You have accomplished your career goal of reaching the managerial level. You have had a great experience moving up the career ladder as an individual contributor, but now it is time for you to lead others...read more
by Leigh Baran
Ego. The elusive driver behind all human action. Prima donna is often correlated to operatic stars, or anyone who has an "all about me" attitude. Prima, from the latin word, meaning first, and donna, shortened from "mad...read more
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