Tag Archives: leaders
Bellman Teaches a Leader’s Lesson
Dateline: Intercontinental Hotel, Downtown Miami. Hot August. Thunderstorms were rolling across Biscayne Bay when my taxi pulled partially under the portico. The driver popped open the trunk and a grinning bellman ran to the rear of the car. He motioned to the driver to move forward. “I didn’t want you to get wet, Ms. Eileen,” [...]
If Leaders Can’t Hear — How Will They Ever Listen?
This past week, at the annual conference for my professional organization, I found myself saying, “I beg your pardon?” far too often. I just plain could not understand what people were saying. I missed sentences from the front stage. I thought my roommates were mumbling. Consonants were especially difficult. I would hear the word “Lark” [...]
Where would you like YOUR Goof Plate?
Just talked to my wonderful graphic designer, Cathy Rodriguez, who can take my words and turn them into the most fun, original slides. But she was not having fun this morning. Electricians who cut a hole in the ceiling for lighting had made the hole much bigger than the lighting fixture. However, they said, “No [...]
Give to Get
I ran into my local grocery store yesterday. Under the cool overhang by the automatic door, high school cheerleaders were waving posters and asking for donations so they could go to an out-of-state competition. In a hurry, I ignored them. Driving back to my house, sitting on the curb in the hot sun were two [...]
People-First Learning Is a Key to Effective Mentoring
As wonderful as Wikipedia and Google can be in finding out information, when it comes to effective mentoring, going directly to real people trumps an outdated content-first approach. Why? Employees have figured out that information without context and organizational history is ineffective and often incorrect. People look to and connect to other people when there [...]
Secrets of How a Hotel Earns a Leadership Position
It doesn’t seem like much of a secret—except that few hotels even do this so perhaps it is hidden behind the corporate veil I had come to Boston to speak at the 35th annual Simmons Leadership Conference. The Seaport at Boston Harbor, across from the World Trade Center, served as the conference hotel. Unlike other [...]
The Essence of Leadership Movie
Mac Anderson, the founder of Simple Truths and Successories, has created a movie called The Essence Of Leadership that you can see for free at The Leadership Movie. The 27 chapters in The Essence of Leadership are inspirational and reflect the thoughts and successes of leaders both past and present. Take a moment and watch [...]
TerryStarbucker.com Discusses His 10 Favorite Leadership Lessons
An oldie but a goodie blog post by Terry Starbucker covers ten important leadership lessons such as teach instead of just tell, trust the facts and do the unexpected! Read the entire post at http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2009/07/05/my-10-favorite-leadership-lessons/
Check out the Leader Quiz From Leadership Now
Do you have what it takes to be a leader? The answer depends on some pretty subjective variables. However, this quiz will help give you a rough idea as to whether or not you have the attributes of a good leader. Take the quiz at http://www.leadershipnow.com/quiz.html
First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011
The Leading Blog has a post titled “First Look: Leadership Books for January 2011″. A couple of their picks include Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Taylor and The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters [...]