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Balancing Technology, Management, and Leadership
"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." — Alfred North Whitehead, 19th century British mathematician and philosopherAs Achieve (my first consulting company) was working with our Clients to implement Toward Excellence (the cultural change process we had developed in conjunction with Tom Peters) I was growing increasingly uneasy. Something didn't feel right.Read more…The Gift Of Being A Mentor
As we move through our lives we gather an abundance of knowledge and experience covering a myriad of areas. As we stop and reflect upon all this knowledge we may be struck with the desire to share with others our experiences and the knowledge we have gained. We know in our hearts that what we have gained in experience in our life could be of benefit.Read more…Understanding & Applying Values
My Authentic CallingIt’s important that you give your deeper and wiser parts of your being a chance to bring forth messages you may not have considered before. Some people call this “thinking out of the box,” and others, “emotional intelligence.” Allow your mind and feelings to be as flexible as possible.Read more…Rethinking Strategy: A Leader's Guide to Creating an Innovative Culture
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn order to better understand why we engage in strategic planning, I conducted a strategic planning session with a Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This project included a series of on-site meetings with the leadership group and several in-depth interviews. The focus was on rekindling the leadership’s enthusiasm for mission and ministry and developing a strategic plan (including areas of focus, goals, and action plans) for future ministry.Read more…The Art of Diplomatic Leadership
As leaders encounter entirely new kinds of challenges and responsibilities, they find that they have the strength and resources to meet these challenges. For example, some first-time leaders ultimately learn that they have a gift for leading and inspiring others. Others find that they're especially talented at gauging others' motivations and values.Read more…Beyond the Physical
Changing AssumptionsWhy are people compelled to do things for us and our organizations? There is no single factor that encourages all followers all the time. Leaders normally focus on physiological needs (i.Read more…Reinforcing Values through Socio-technical Systems
Socio-technical theory & Organizational CultureSocio-Technical Systems (STS) is “concerned with the interactions between the psychological and social factors and the needs and demands of the human part of the organization, and its structural and technological requirements.” (Szewczak, 2002, p. 107).Read more…Executive Coaching: A Leadership Development Tool for Top Performers
"Coaching" used to be a popular approach for derailing executives or professionals whose performance needed a lot of work. Got a problem? Get a coach.Read more…Hurricanes and Leadership Issues
During the most extreme stress and trying times we often find true leaders. During that time of need when things look hopeless we often find natural leaders and there seems to be a gene for it and in any group of 20 people you will generally find 3 or 4 in the United States Population.Usually they are men, but do not kid yourself there are a lot of women leaders in our population as well, some real class acts and tough cookies who will not break down under pressure.Read more…Leadership style and logical levels of influence and change
When seeking to get more creativity and innovation into an organization, it is important to have an understanding of the different levels of influence and at what level you are operating. The language that people use and the emphasis that they put on certain words reflect these different levels.The emphasis on different parts of a sentence can cover all different logical levels: Identity, Belief, Capacity, Behaviour and Environment.Read more…Hiding Your Leadership: The Jersey Joe Walcott Way of Leading
Former heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott was training for a fight against a boxer who had a ferocious left hook. Asked if he was worried, Jersey Joe replied, "Nope. I'll take his left hook and put it in his pocket.Read more…How to Build Loyal Followers
Legitimate Power, also know as earned or respect power, is a combination of respect, reputation, and your history. Reputation is the sum total of how you have conducted yourself in your professional and personal affairs. If you have shown respect, integrity, and character in all your dealings, people will know it.Read more…Title Authority
We are all suckers to titles. When we hear "doctor" in front of a name, it automatically registers in our mind that this person is important, powerful, and intelligent. We don't even ask if he or she graduated at the bottom of their class.Read more…Uniform Authority
Do clothes really "make the man"? In certain instances, yes, they do. When you wear a uniform to play a certain role, that uniform evokes power over others.Read more…Is Arrogance Really Bad?
Is arrogance a bad thing? Well it depends on what you call arrogance, arrogance you see? For instance someone with an extremely high-self esteem, hell of a resume and lots of self-confidence may appear to be arrogant to someone who is less achieved, weak in personal character and is either drowned in political correctness or has no self esteem.Read more…Being Demonized As A Leader
Most organizations abound with acolytes for the status quo. The status quo is simply the existing state of an organization. What's wrong with the status quo?Read more…Communication - How to Really Mean It When We Talk About "You"
There are many ways to talk about another person or to write articles and perhaps a commercial piece of copy in which we use the personal pronoun “You.”Used correctly, that single word can open up a lot of doors for us. But used improperly, it can become just another item of self-promotion and backfire.Read more…The Art of Decision - The Power of Deciding
To Decide or Not to Decide – that is the ProcrastinationOne of the most important skills to develop on the road to becoming highly successful is the ability to become proficient at making decisions. Interestingly, this is not a skill that is taught, let alone focused upon, in formal academic settings or in professional continuing education courses.So how does one become proficient at decision making?Read more…Listen More, Speak Less -- 5 Steps to Better Listening
As a coach and consultant, I spend lots of time listening to people describe their situation, their problem, their frustration, etc. My clients expect me to offer insights, knowledge, and perspectives to help them create better results either personally or professionally. In many respects, I am a "professional listener.Read more…Peers and Power Are a Potent Mix
Excerpted from “The Truth About Being a Leader…And Nothing But The Truth”Have you ever walked into a high school locker room or a martial arts class? The smell that hits you is that of competition and sweat. In meeting rooms in organizations around the world, the dynamics, if not the aroma, are similar, as peers jockey for power in an adult version of sports competition.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Leadership category
- When You're Not Born Smart - By: Gerry McRae
Accept what gifts have been bestowed upon you. Now learn how to act and appear smarter with what you have been given. - Money Can't Buy Me ME. - By: Charlotte Wood
I was shopping at Costco one day and on my way out I noticed some gym pants in the clothing area, so I walked over to the table to take a closer look. While I was checking out the colors and sizes, I noticed the sales person across the table watching me, so I smiled. - Professional Leader Mentoring: The Right Leader Development Resource For Our Times - By: Michael Shenkman
In these anxious days of intense competition and rising costs of doing business, we need leaders who strive not for efficiency of operation, but who offer, demonstrate, and demand a commitment to excellence in all aspects of their organizational lives. - The 4 Qualities of Australia's Best Coaches - By: Meiron Lees
Corporate coaching and executive coaching has become more and more accepted as a development opportunity for Australian organisations but how do you choose the one that will be the most compatible and give you the best results? - Leadership matters in managing change effectively - By: William King
Leadership plays an important role for any change in business or service organization. The article brings out a fact of the importance of leadership in management of a change process. It also throws light on the reasons for resistance to change and how these can be effectively managed by a correct leadership oriented approach. - Brainstorming - An Art to Master in Effective Decision Making - By: William King
Our thought process goes through a lot of churning and reaches to some decisions. This article is an effort to make you realize how important brainstorming is and how you can control your mind reaching to better decisions. - All About Leadership Skills - By: Ron Victor
Today’s youths need to develop their leadership skills, which is very necessary. Both leadership skills and leadership training is very much important. - Leadership Skills Development – Five Key Activities of Innovation - By: Peter McLean
Leading innovation in business development and risk management is the result of action, thought and creativity, commitment and dedication, as well as perseverance.Innovation is the product of continually conducting five key activities. These activities can be incorporated into your small business plans, your leadership skills development and your corporate team building. - Leadership from the Heart - By: Bette Daoust, Ph.D.
So what is leadership from the heart? Leadership from the heart is only a expression for how you (as a leader) can center yourself before making decisions.I recently attended a couple of workshops from Greg Yau, a King-Fu Master, an Acupunture Master, and a Master of Quantum Physics. - When Successul Training Fails - And What to Do About It - By: Anthony Griffin
Elizabeth M., Human Resources Director for a mid-sized furniture manufacturer, earnestly shared with me her hopes for developing a skilled cadre of supervisory personnel who would effectively lead their work groups by positive example and, thereby, maximize the contributions to company profitability. She wanted the front-line Supervisors to be able, through training, to develop, motivate, and inspire their subordinates to be more effective and productive contributors to Company growth and profitability.