Photo by William Warby Leader / Manager Masks Many managers and leaders show up each day in disguise. Here are just a few examples of the masks we wear. Do they look familiar? The Boss [Because I'm the boss - that's why!] The Hulk [Don't make me angry - you won't like me when I'm [...]
Book Review: QBQ
October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
For emerging leaders, the idea of personal accountability can be uncomfortable – particularly if you come from a background where “being accountable” meant being in trouble. Real accountability, however, is an empowering experience. It’s about realizing and owning your own responsibility and ability in the world – the exact opposite of the blame game that [...]
Are You Throwing Away Influence?
October 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Photo by kanko Every day aspiring leaders have multiple chances to increase their influence, but these opportunities are often ignored. These vital missed chances speak volumes about the leader and their sense of entitlement or ignorance of others. It can be an epidemic of lost leadership! You can reverse the trend and increase your influence [...]
Book Review: Management
October 22, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Book A book with a one-word title like Management had better be the end all authority on the subject. The subject of today’s book review, Management by Peter Drucker, is exactly that. It has been hailed by many as the management bible. When he taught his university executive management courses, Drucker used this book exclusively [...]
Do You Commit These 5 Management Mistakes?
October 19, 2011 · 2 Comments
Photo by eflon Mistakes are only natural – it’s one way we learn. The key is to actually learn from our mistakes, to identify what happened and what we will do differently next time. With that in mind, let’s look at five critical mistakes managers often make and how to correct them. 1) Expectations are [...]
Stop Leading in Circles!
October 17, 2011 · 1 Comment
Photo by Rogiro Do any of these situations sound familiar? You deal with the same problem over and over. It’s been a long time since you saw any real team progress toward results. You feel stuck. For a while now, when you talk with your support network, you just end up shrugging your shoulders in [...]
Book Review: Good to Great
October 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week’s book review is really a two-for-one. Jim Collins’ Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t was a follow-up to an earlier work called Built to Last. In part, Good to Great is the focus of this review, but really, of all the books in this series, the most [...]
Can You Use Five Bonus Resources?
October 14, 2011 · 2 Comments
Photo by la fattina This week I’ve got a bonus post for regular readers. If you are looking for some additional blog resources related to leadership, management, and personal effectiveness, I would like to recommend: Dierdre Maloney’s Make Momentum Blog. Dierdre does amazing work, writes tons of great material, and has a wonderful attitude. A [...]
Lincoln’s Rule of Four
October 12, 2011 · 1 Comment
Photo by Mushkush “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln If you’ve never had the opportunity to use an axe, it really is much less effort when the blade is sharp. A dull axe results in hours of work and an aching [...]
