When Charlene Li published Open Leadership my friends and I groaned. We wished we had written the book. Charlene masterfully helped us peer into the influence of social technology and the transformative reaches its having on business and leadership. Since Open Leadership, the roots of social technology have only grown stronger. Some research shows that […] Read more… Read More»
I want to obliterate the phrase “doing more with less” from managers’ communications. Set aside the fact the hackneyed phrase has lost its meaning. You can cue the synchronized rolling of the eyeballs from every employee as the words escape the manager’s lips. It’s a thoughtless phrase that covers up the real truth: “I have […] Read more… Read More»
There are those managers who stand by watching to see what others will do before they act. Sure observing one’s environment is an important leadership skill. However, passivity leading to inaction is not leadership. Especially when action is necessary to improve, connect, move the ball down the field. In the hasty pace that is corporate culture […] Read more… Read More»
No matter the number of days or measure of hours, work is part of your life. Whether you volunteer your time, punch a clock, or earn a salary, you give away part of your time, your life, to someone else. For most of us the exchange is a third of our life marked by trading […] Read more… Read More»
When venture capitalists look into investing in a new business, it’s not the startup’s business model or business plan that makes the biggest impression or difference. Absolutely both are important. However, it’s the startup’s team VCs closely evaluate. Why the sharp focus on talent? It’s the team’s talent that will make the business model come […] Read more… Read More»
When was the last time you were overjoyed by an inspired act or outcome at work? For too many managers the very thought of joy at work is laughable. For employees? It’s not only laughable, but a notion left for dreamers – certainly no place for it in cubicle nation. If there is, however, a […] Read more… Read More»
First, let me start out by saying I’m not an expert in customer experience. There are very talented people out there who work brilliantly to ensure their company manages the experience customers have in their stores or offices, online, even over the phone. This post, however, isn’t about those who brilliantly orchestrate inviting, consistent experiences […] Read more… Read More»
It’s time to reexamine your heirloom beliefs – Gary Hamel The dust covering our leadership beliefs has turned musty. Individually we each have accepted inputs that have colored and shaped our own leadership beliefs. Some are marked with timeless wisdom. Others are rooted in timeworn viewpoints. Unfortunately the result is too many of us have […] Read more… Read More»
A colleague shared with me the other day the term “passive patriot.” A passive patriot is a citizen who fails to combine knowledge and action to maintain democracy. The research behind this is expansive, and certainly beyond the focus of this blog. However, what I couldn’t shake from my mind is the parallel to the […] Read more… Read More»
As we enjoy the week off, we continue sharing some of our favorite posts we wrote for others. This post was written for Lead Change Group. A blog for instigators of a leadership revolution. Hear ideas from the Unusual Suspects in your organization Be relentless in your exploration of what you stand for as a […] Read more… Read More»
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