Sep 26 2012
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Gut Feelings I was new to the organization and not exactly a technical expert on the job itself but I just knew we needed to take action – now! I had a feeling; that famous gut feeling that we all get from time to time. I had no empirical data to support my …
Sep 19 2012
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Leadership, Trust, and Reality “You can’t be a leader until you establish trust.” That statement caught my attention recently. It’s one of those statements that sounds nice but isn’t really accurate. In fact, you won’t establish trust unless you’re a good leader. Trust is earned. I can walk into a room and say, …
Sep 06 2012
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Leadership With MBTI and Other Instruments “Jerry is an INTP so he may not follow-up and will probably have trouble working with the team.” “Really, how do you know that?” “I can just tell that would be his Myers Briggs score.” “So you can briefly observe someone and tell what their personality is?” …
Aug 30 2012
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Risk Taking Leaders and Leaders Supporting Risk Takers There is no shortage of experts in the world who tell us the only way to great success is to take big risks. They’re right. History is full of the tales of those who took big risks. In fact, for the most part, history looks …
Aug 23 2012
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What are You Doing About Social Media? It’s been a tough month for Facebook. From what I hear on the news, Founder Mark Zuckerberg is only worth about half a gazillion dollars now. For all the Facebooks, MySpaces, and now Pinterests, that come and go, I think the concept is here to stay. …
Aug 15 2012
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Leaders and Politics It’s election season again; that time when we all wait in front of the TV in breathless anticipation of the next campaign commercial that will mercilessly hack away at the opposing candidate. We’ll nod appreciatively as our candidate makes a good point about the other guy. Through it all will …
Aug 08 2012
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Random Thoughts on Leadership Here are a few random thoughts and observations. I’ve seen a lot of figures about social media lately that seem to indicate everyone on the planet has a Facebook account; you’re nobody if you’re not Tweeting; and your business will quickly go the way of the dinosaur if you …
Aug 01 2012
Leaders Shoot for the Moon Take a look at this blog posted at http://www.amirashiraz.com/blog/2012/08/01/guest-blog-bob-mason-on-business-development/
Jul 26 2012
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What are Your Workers Worth? What are your workers worth? What value do they bring to your company? How much unrealized value might they posses that you aren’t utilizing? I had an interesting discussion with a young woman recently who wanted me to sign a petition to raise the minimum wage. In New …
Jul 18 2012
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What’s Wrong With This Generation? What is wrong with this new generation? I just don’t understand what they’re thinking. They just want to have a good time. I worry about our future. You’ve probably heard, or made these comments yourself. In fact, these are comments I heard growing up. I’ve also read similar …
