Jun 14 2013
Leadership – Good or Bad, It’s Still Leading I’ve had an interesting exchange lately on someone else’s blog about whether junior managers should even attempt to practice leadership. The authors seem to feel that managers should stick to management functions and not venture into the realm of actual leadership. Apparently they are upset …
Feb 13 2013
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Leading Teams You Don’t Get to Select In the military, leaders change jobs frequently and seldom get to select their own teams. Instead, military leaders are sent to an organization to pick up where their predecessor left off and work with the team that is already in place. Though I sometimes felt this …
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 …
Feb 15 2012
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The Good Leader/Bad Leader List One of the exercises I advise new leaders to try is the “Good Leader/Bad Leader” List. It’s simple. Just draw a line down the middle of a sheet of paper. Title the left side, “What I’ve Seen Leaders Do That I Liked.” Title the right side, “What I’ve …
Feb 09 2011
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As with all businesses, people find me through several different avenues, and like all businesses should, I try to keep track of them. Of course, one source is internet search engines and I’m always interested in what search terms lead people to my site. Those search terms tell me something other than what …
Nov 04 2010
There’s a saying that one can learn more from bad leaders than good leaders. While I don’t think that’s always true, it might help you feel better if you you’re under a bad leader’s thumb. There are many lessons to be learned from both bad and good leaders, and those lessons may not be what we think.
Apr 08 2010
Leadership vs. Management. After many years of debate, one might assume this issue is settled. Apparently not. There are still articles written and books published by authors who want to tell us the difference, and I too have offered my opinions on the subject. I’ve developed the somewhat unpopular opinion that leadership and …
Apr 01 2010
Leadership Questions and Answers Like all businesses that expect to succeed on the internet, I pay attention to the search terms people use to find my sites. At the risk of being accused of trying to pack this with keywords, I want to address a few questions that are obviously on people’s minds. …
