Jun 10 2013
Employee Engagement: Be Part of Something Big It was dark. It seemed awfully hot for November in San Antonio, Texas. As our large group descended from the bus that had brought us from the airport some guy in a big hat was yelling something about his Air Force and what insignificant low life …
Jun 07 2013
Leadership Dilemmas – The Difference Between Fair and Equal Are you treating all your employees in a fair and equal manner? I hope not! These two words are often considered synonymous, Roget’s Thesaurus lists equal as a synonym for fair, but they are very different. Let’s say I have two employees, Jack and …
Jun 05 2013
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Leaders and Conflict – Nothing Personal Does your team feel comfortable making suggestions and engaging in serious discussion and debate? This is a cultural issue within the organization and it starts at the top. As a leader, you need to be comfortable with discussion and debate, but you must also encourage it in …
May 29 2013
Leaders, Is This Change Necessary? Stop the madness! I logged into LinkedIn the other day and surprise, the page had changed. Not a lot, but enough that I couldn’t find what I was looking for. The same thing happened recently to the internet browser I use. Someone thought it was necessary to move …
May 22 2013
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Send to Kindle What To Do When the Change Really Was Wrong I thought it was a brilliant idea, I’d weighed all the options, considered possible consequences, and examined the impact the change would have on the organization. Everything looked good. So I implemented the change and sat back to watch the amazing, positive transformation …
May 20 2013
7 Tips For Leading Effective Meetings There is little in the working world as distasteful as unproductive, poorly led meetings. It’s ironic that many of the most distasteful and unproductive meetings are led by the ones who complain the most about other’s meetings. Meetings that people don’t find terribly onerous or wasteful are …
May 17 2013
8 Tips for Better Leadership Some random thoughts on leadership and how to be a better leader. Never confuse the words “leadership” and “good leadership.” We often say that someone isn’t a leader when we really mean he or she isn’t a good leader. Bad leaders are still leading. Don’t lie. When you …
May 15 2013
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Send to Kindle Dealing With Naysayers While Implementing Change One of the hardest parts of the change process is dealing with naysayers. No matter how logical an idea might seem to you the leader, someone will not agree and may actively work against you. How do you deal with that? Like so many other parts …
May 13 2013
Turn The Ship Around – A Review The military is a terrific leadership development environment. I firmly believe that our armed forces produce the best leaders of any organization anywhere. That doesn’t mean all military units are blessed with outstanding leadership and unfortunately, the military has its share of leadership failures as well. …
May 10 2013
Send to Kindle Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Leader? Few people have what it takes to be leaders. Do you believe that? It’s a statement I read recently from a supposed leadership expert. Though I don’t understand the thought process that led to this statement, I suspect he’s in that unfortunately …
