Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 26, 2008

1. Practice “what’s possible” thinking. Don’t limit to yourself based on previous failures. Practice using the phrase “up until now…” 2. Avoid the temptation to jump to the quick fix when solving a problem. In many cases, speed and simplicity can serve you well, but if overused, can limit your strategic alternatives. 3. Learn and practice the characteristics of strategic thinkers: - Curiosity: You’re genuinely interested in what’s going on in your unit, company, industry, and wider business envi

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 4, 2008

Here's some tips for leaders on communicating during turbulent times: Act as if it Matters · Make communications important to you personally · Measure yourself on how well you communicate (up, down, around) · Work on continuously improving your communication processes (written, oral, contextual, intuitive, interpersonal) Trust in your Informal Channels · Use Open Doors to gather information on what’s actually happening (or not happening) · “Shop Talk” is really quite accurate More is ALWAYS Bett

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 2, 2008

Here's 6 tips for helping an employee find a mentor: 1. Look for individuals who are able to understand and shape the employee’s long-term professional goals (e.g., someone who has a similar background or who is currently in a position the employee might like to have in the future). 2. Consider people who are influential within the company. These individuals know how the organization works and can help your employee navigate the system. 3.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2008

There was a question over on the ASTD discussion board that inspired me to write this post. Pam asked: “ I am looking for ideas to provide training with limited resources (space, money and staff)”. It’s a great question. I’ll bet there’s a lot of small, one-person training departments and even big, global companies that need to run a lean organization that are looking for ways to train or develop leaders on the cheap.

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