Tag Archives: managers
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 [...]
The 10 Commandments of Leadership Blog Tour
Welcome to Day 3 of The 10 Commandments of Leadership Blog Tour “Communicate with Care and Conviction” Today, I’m hosting The 10 Commandments of Leadership Blog Tour, by WalkTheTalk.com. For 10 days, 10 blogs are highlighting and discussing each of The 10 Commandments of Leadership. Based on over sixty years of combined professional experience of [...]
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. [...]
Undercover Boss
This new reality series has struck a chord with viewers and reminds us all how much we can learn from our frontline. If you want those valuable insights you don’t need to wait to be invited to be on the show. Have managers in your organization trained by the front line and have them perform [...]
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 [...]
Communication & Leadership
Big Dog & Little Dog’s Performance Juxtaposition website has a white paper on the topic of communication & leadership. It covers everything from The Communication Process to Mehrabian and the 7%-38%-55% Myth. You can read the entire piece at http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadcom.html
The Leadership Compass
There are many people in leadership around the world but few of them are true “leaders”. Dr. Michael O’Connor? suggests that a compass can be a powerful tool for leaders in these times. To read his full article visit the Training Industry, Inc. site and be sure to read the comments.
Leadership Lessons from the Super Bowl
The Superbowl is over and New Orleans achieved a much needed and long overdue victory. The commercials have aired and the half time show is just a memory but Phil Stott, on CNBC, says that leaders can learn much from the Superbowl. Visit “Leadership Lessons From The Superbowl” to find out how these lessons can [...]
Press Release: Eileen McDargh Named Among Top 30 Leadership Gurus For 2010
Dana Point, CA, January 30, 2011 – Global Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training, named Eileen McDargh, President of McDargh Communications, as one of the World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals for 2011. According to Athena Patrizz, Leadership Specialist, the judging focused on practitioners who develop leadership skills in [...]