Sat.Feb 19, 2011 - Fri.Feb 25, 2011

Terry Starbucker

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A Leadership Oldie But Goodie: Be An Enabler, Not a Disabler

Terry Starbucker

A few years ago I read the book “ The 4-Hour Workweek “, by Timothy Ferriss. As is my habit, when I read a particular passage that produced a “bang&# in my head, I wrote something in the margins. It was this: “ Empowerment Equals Leadership Freedom”. A few days later, I wrote a post about that note, and since the issues in that post have surfaced again and again in my continuing adventures in the corporate world and on the Internet, I wanted to reprise a large part of it here.

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A Leader’s Best Time Management Tool (But Don’t Forget Your 3-D Glasses)

Terry Starbucker

Tick, tick, tick…. That sound you hear in the office, in the conference rooms, and in the field is the passing of time. There’s only so much of it every day, and it’s a resource that HAS to be considered in every single decision we make. Because of this thing called “ opportunity cost ” – that is, what you’re losing (or not gaining) by NOT doing something else at that given moment.

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