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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 22, 2011 6 Concepts for Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It Demand is created in the gaps between what we really want and the goods and services we settle for. Demand creators figure out how to solve the big and little hassles we all face—and they make our days easier, more convenient, more productive, and simply more fun,” writes Adrian Slywotzky in Demand. Fix the Hassle Map. Build a Complete Backstory. | LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 7, 2011 3 Self-Limiting Mindsets that Will Hold You Back at Work This is a guest post by Joel Garfinkle, author of Getting Ahead: Three Steps to Take Your Career to the Next Level. Garfinkle asks, “What makes one person more successful than another?” Getting Ahead is a straightforward guide to help you eliminate your blind spots to improve how you are perceived, increase your visibility and exert your influence. | | | | | |
| LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 9, 2011 Uncertainty Will Freeze You in Place if You Let It Ambiguity is not only certain; it is a necessary state for advancing. Jonathan Fields writes, in Uncertainty : “The more you’re able to tolerate ambiguity and lean into the unknown, the more likely you’ll be to dance with it long enough to come up with better solutions, ideas and creations.” Living in the question. Get feedback along the way. | LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 14, 2011 Do You Have Moral Overconfidence? In a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article , Harvard Business School Dean, Nitin Nohria stated that because we all suffer from “ moral overconfidence ,” the most important thing business schools could be teaching is humility. He writes: Many people view “character” as an immutable trait formed during childhood and adolescence. This kills influence. | LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 16, 2011 We Blame the 1%, But Still Call Them Our Leaders This is a guest post by Dave Ursillo, author of Lead Without Followers: How to Save Our World by Radically Redefining the Meaning of Leadership. Gen Y author Ursillo shares his personal journey into the meaning of leadership. Therefore, we have to choose to lead without followers first. My book is a radical redefinition of leadership. Lend a hand? | LEADING BLOG NOVEMBER 6, 2011 I, Steve: Jobs in His Own Words George Beahm has compiled a collection of Steve Jobs quotes in I, Steve. Organized by topic, this is a great (and sourced) collection. Here are a few: • I would trade all my technology for an afternoon with Socrates. My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better. People judge you by your performance, so focus on the outcome. | | | | | | | |
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LEADING BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?
Senator Howard Baker’s famous question, "What did the president know and when did he know it?" is about moral responsibility. Leaders have a moral responsibility to the people they serve. Those relationships are a leader’s stock in trade and are to be valued above our agendas. Our actions set the tone for the whole team. MORE >> -
LEADING BLOG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2011 Finding Gratitude in the Common Things
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder. Sometimes we have big and uncommon things to be thankful for, but mostly what we have to be thankful for is daily, common and mundane. It’s these daily blessings that we take for granted. Gratefulness is a state of mind. MORE >> -
LEADING BLOG | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 If You Will Lead. Well
If You Will Lead by Doug Moran, is a good book for reading chapter by chapter and stopping to reflect on each one. Based on Kipling’s poem “If–,” Moran has created the “If” Sixteen Leadership Framework to help us answer four important questions: 1. Who am I, and what do I believe? What do I want? How will I attract and motivate others? MORE >> -
LEADING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011  Leading Views: You Can’t Do It Without Love
In Up, Down, or Sideways , Mark Sanborn asks: So how are you doing with love? One method I use to assess myself in this area is to plug my name into a familiar passage from the Bible—1 Corinthians 13:4-7. It says, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Leadership MORE >> -
LEADING BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 First Look: Leadership Books for November 2011
Here's a look at some of the best leadership books to be released in November. Lead with Purpose : Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself by John Baldoni. Everyone Leads : Building Leadership from the Community Up by Paul Schmitz. People Follow You : The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership by Jeb Blount. Kennedy. Books MORE >>
- LeadershipNow 140: November 2011 Compilation LEADING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
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