I’m not sure if this is about leadership, but I’m going to write about it anyway. This past weekend I walked 30 miles across Atlanta with nearly 700 other walkers and hundreds of volunteers in the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. This group raised more than $650,000 in individual donations for breast cancer organizations [...]
People who are engaged are more successful, and success helps people engage in their work. To be engaged, you need to identify with the mission and purpose of your company. You’re great at some things and won’t ever be very good at others. If you have the materials and equipment you need to do your [...]
Great post from Gregg Hake that focuses on looking at ourselves first, before we blame others for situations in our life. The next time you face a challenge in your life ask yourself “How can I handle this in the most effective way given the present limitations in myself and those around me?” http://gregghake.com/2011/09/a-better-person/
When we first ask ourselves this question, many people may blurt out a quick “yes“. Of course, in many ways and areas of our lives to lead, we take charge of situations. However, being a true leader is an amazing ability to have and to use effectively. But, as many of us know firsthand, there [...]
Leaders want to get people to collaborate and think as one company. But managers in different functions or different business units seem surprisingly reluctant to work together. Why does collaboration fail? There are lots of reasons. Collaboration can be time-consuming. It creates risks for the participants. Competing objectives can be hard to resolve. But in [...]
