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Tag Archives: Management
Surviving The New Job
Changing jobs at the leadership level is tough territory. Part of the challenge is that new people see the work environment through a different lens than those who have been around a while. Fresh eyes may bring new ideas but … Continue reading
Posted in Career, High Octane Performance
Tagged Business, employment, Job satisfaction, Leadership, Management, New People
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Zooming versus Micromanagement
Somewhere, somehow, we got the idea that leaders shouldn’t bother with the finer points of running a business; that staying high level is the mark of true leadership. Read why that thinking can be harmful to a business unit. Continue reading
Timeless Gems from Peter Drucker
I’m hosting a leadership conference for a small group of very special people this week. This seems a great time to bring out some timeless gems from Peter Drucker. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Leadership, Management
Tagged Business, Leadership, Management, Peter Drucker
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Change – From the Inside Out
I’m not talking about organizational design or cascading new processes throughout a company. This is about the kind of change that skips over skills and abilities and digs right down to the values level — to who you are as a person and how you show up. I’m talking about serious reexamine-who-you-want-to-be kinds of changes. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Self Management
Tagged Awareness, change management, Consciousness, Management, Personal development, Self-help
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Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.
If you hate change you might describe it as an assault. If you love it, you might see it as unexpected opportunity. Both viewpoints share one common truth: change, in and of itself, is not sufficient to produce growth. Here are, according to me, the required ingredients to turn turmoil into opportunity. Continue reading
Posted in High Octane Performance, Inspiration, Self Management
Tagged Attitude, Borg, Business, Change, change management, Management, Organizational Change
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Seth Godin on Leader vs Manager
“Managers work to get their employees to do what they did yesterday, but a little faster and a little cheaper. Leaders, on the other hand, know where they’d like to go, but understand that they can’t get there without their … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Results, Leadership, Management
Tagged Business, Leadership, Management, postaday2011, Seth Godin
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Assess Your “Edge” Quotient
Jack Welch has a theory about the 4E’s of leadership. He looks for leaders who demonstrate Energy, they Energize others, they have Edge, and they Execute well. Of these, edge is the hardest to define. His words: “Individuals with edge … Continue reading
It’s Not Enough To Hire The Best – Great Leaders Add Vision, Stretch Goals & Accountability To The Mix
What is the most irresponsible approach to take with your best talent? Leaving them alone to do their own thing. Read on to find out why… Continue reading
The Future of Work 2.0
How well informed are you on changes in the work world? Click through to watch a Harvard video on hyperspecialization – a work trend with implications for both managers and workers. Continue reading
Sense of Entitlement: The Younger Generations Are Getting a Bad Rap
A sense of entitlement is not unique to the younger generations. See what this unhelpful characteristic sounds like in each of the 4 generations at work. Continue reading
Flexing from Leader to Manager and Back Again
I love this excerpt from the Op-Ed blog at Posterous: “Management is just the science of execution. But leadership provides vision” So true. I’ve had many *discussions* with people on whether leadership and management are one and the same or two … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management, World of Work
Tagged Executing vision, Leadership, Management
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