December, 2010

Terry Starbucker

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Why Just A Little Zen Can Help You Be A Much Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

I can get away from myself sometimes. That state of being where things are happening so fast and furiously that all I do is react, instead of think. It’s during those times that my leadership suffers. Because I’m “ not all there “ I become a mile wide and an inch deep. My teammates don’t get the benefit of any fully developed and reasoned thought and analysis.

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Rule #1: Human First, Then Leader

Terry Starbucker

As soon as we are labeled as a “leader&# , especially one in the executive suite, there is a very strong tendency to put ourselves on a pedestal. After all, we are on a higher rung on the ladder, right? If we’re not careful, this “higher level&# thinking can also have an effect on how we interact with our teammates. Suddenly, we’re more aloof, more reserved. “I’m the boss now – I cannot ‘mix it up’ as much with the team.

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Ideas Plus Influence

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Ideas Plus Influence by Starbucker on December 2, 2010 (This is Part 1 in a two-part blog series which I’ve worked on with a colleague, Denise Lee Yohn. We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts.

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My 10 Favorite (and Most Effective) Leadership Quotes

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full My 10 Favorite (and Most Effective) Leadership Quotes by Starbucker on December 5, 2010 One of my favorite things to do as a leader is make a big speech or presentation. The kind that is designed to “jazz up&# and inspire the team.

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10 New Year’s Resolutions For The 21st Century Leader

Terry Starbucker

“I’m going to be a better leader&#. It’s that time of year again, where the calendar marks an end, and the approach of a new beginning – a time of much self-evaluation, and from those thoughts, the annual New Year’s Resolutions. For leaders, these proclamations can certainly be helpful as a jump start, but these days, simply declaring we want to be “better&# just isn’t enough.

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I’m talkin’ ’bout leadership, ’cause it’s what I love……

Terry Starbucker

Yes, I love leadership. And I really love to write and talk about leadership. So much so, that sometimes all someone has to do is put a quarter in me, and off I go. Why such devotion to this long-practiced craft? First, it’s brought me great job fulfillment and satisfaction that I can only hope will only intensify as I go forward. Second, I’ve discovered that it can be an incredible force for helping individuals, groups, and enterprises succeed, and for creating a lot of “