Tag Archives: management
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Google can be in finding out information, when it comes to effective mentoring, going directly to real people trumps an outdated content-first approach.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 [...]
Lessons from the Simmons Leadership Conference
I’m thrilled to say that I was interviewed by Liz O’Donnell, Author of HelloLadies.com about the Simmons Leadership Conference. You can read the entire interview at The Glass Hammer.
Full Steam Ahead! Revised And Expanded
My friend Jesse Lyn Stoner and Ken Blanchard have revised and expanded their popular book Full Steam Ahead! Through a beautifully written, engaging story about two people who are struggling to create visions—both for the company where they work and for their own lives—Blanchard and Stoner detail the essential elements of creating a successful vision. [...]
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/
Is Your Family a Barrier to a Senior Leadership Position?
I get daily updates on any news that comes out related to leadership and women. Today, this release caused more than a pause. According to research from Opportunity Now, balancing work and family responsibilities is the biggest barrier women face to getting senior jobs. The study, which questioned over 850 line managers about female progression [...]
15 Inspiring Biographies for Aspiring Leaders
The BSchool.com blog has posted an important article about leadership highlighting fifteen inspiring leaders. You can read the entire article at http://www.bschool.com/blog/2011/15-inspiring-biographies-for-aspiring-leaders/
NFL’s Boss, Roger Goodell, Models Leadership Skills
While I am taking no bets on the outcome of a labor dispute between the league and the NFL Players Association, I am tremendously impressed by the leadership style of 51 year-old NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. For a starter, he’s an acute listener, preferring to hear all sides (supporters and detractors) before rendering an opinion. [...]
Sponsors Critical for Women’s Move into C-Suites
New research by Catalyst, a nonprofit working for advancement of women, reveals that the female progression in corporate boardrooms, executive office suites and the ranks of companies’ top earners has stagnated. The 2011 findings represent the fifth report in which the annual change in female leadership remained flat. The reasons have nothing to do with [...]
A Blog Recommendation
Chris Brady, co-author of Launching A Leadership Revolution, is listed (along with yours truly ) as one of the Top World’s Leadership Professionals for 2011 . Chris has an interesting blog at http://chrisbrady.typepad.com/ and he covers contemporary leadership along with a number of other related and unrelated topics. Chris is funny and insightful and I [...]