“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do… the hard part is doing it!” U.S. Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Likewise, the answer to most business problems is usually obvious as well. Consider this – when was the last time you were really stumped for a solution to [...]
A leader must have courage; a leader must act in a courageous manner and so on. While this is true, it is only part of the story about courage and the workplace. As we shall see, the virtue of courage must run throughout an organization or company – from bottom to top – in order [...]
Could you be pushing your best employees out the door without realizing it? If staff retention is an issue for your company, then you’ll need to think about what could be causing your top talent to look for other opportunities. There are numerous ways that managers can drive great employees away without even realizing it. [...]
Innovation has always been a business necessity. How many times have you worked with individuals or teams that work really hard, but not always in the most effective way. I am sure you heard the mantra “work smarter, not harder”. Art Markma, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas and director of the [...]
We need both, but if you’re a manager you can strive to be a great leader through your actions. If you’re a “leader” do you demonstrate your leadership through your actions. Lots of people spend their lives climbing a ladder — and then they get to the top of the wrong wall. Most weak organizations are over-managed [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader, but like many great leaders he had to learn how to channel his anger productively. Average leaders focus on results, and that’s it. Good leaders focus also on the behaviors that will get the results. And Great leaders focus, in addition, on the emotions that will drive [...]
This post was written by Gregg Hake a few weeks ago and its one that makes you really think so I wanted to share. “I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.” ~ Charles M. Schulz Illness has a way of narrowing down your scope of concern. The more [...]
Like discipline, responsibility is one of those words you have probably heard so many times from authority figures that you’ve developed a bit of an allergy to it. Still, it’s one of the most important things associated with growth and maturity and more important taking responsibility makes you feel good about your life. Without it [...]
One of the most common complaints about leaders is that they are promoted for their technical skills and ability, and often have poor social and communication skills. A big insight that emerged in the 2011 NeuroLeadership Summit is that this may simply be a function of the leader’s role. I don’t agree with this conclusion, but it [...]
Have you ever walked into a meeting that no one seems to be leading? Well I have, and all I find is a roomful of frustrated people. Nothing bothers meeting participants more than having a leader who doesn’t lead. If you are the leader or leading a meeting ask yourself these questions before the session: [...]
