in 2002 or 2003 I was conducting a group workshop on leadership skills which drew participants from all over the world. On a break, one of the students came up to me. She was urbane, well-spoken and competent. She pulled me aside and said something that helps me to keep things in perspective: “Rob, I [...]
Ownership is not an intellectual state, it is a feeling. As such, you can talk about ownership and present the rational reasons why individuals on your team should take ownership until you are blue in the face and very little will happen. To understand some of the techniques that work to actually encourage your team [...]
Really interesting discussion of the demise of complex business models from Clay Shirky (h/t Wally Bock). Practical advice if you find yourself on a panel presentation from Great Leadership. Detailed discussion of “under-commit, over-deliver” from Sharlyn Lauby. Is technical excellence enough? According to this post, its just the beginning. Two new articles (one on [...]
Crises happen. Whether small or large they can throw us back on our heels and, depending on how fast they develop, can challenge us to our very limits. As leaders, the consequences of our reactions impact others and so it is wise to think through the best way to respond to crises – before they [...]
You will see a new element on the right sidebar of the blog that looks like this: This is a portal to a wonderful goal setting service I talked briefly about here. The service is called StickK, and in the next few months I’ll put up a few posts explaining how it works [...]
Much of this discussion at readingaboutleading.com in March was about owning your leadership development. A fair question to ask is “why?” Why should I own my own leadership development when I can let my company own it – and they are trained professionals?” The core question, for anyone is going to be, “WIIFM – What’s [...]
