Terry Starbucker

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The Best Description of More Human Leadership I’ve Ever Read

Terry Starbucker

Yesterday, while looking for inspiration for this week’s post, I went into my post vault and found this absolute gem from something I posted back in February of 2006. In that post I wrote about a review in the NY Times of the book “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?” ” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones.

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Why Great Leaders Should Also Be Good Writers

Terry Starbucker

In 2006 I started blogging about leadership. It was a simple little post on January 22nd about Peter Drucker , and his philosophy that employees are “ an asset, not a cost “ In hindsight, that one post, and all that subsequently came after, played a major role in my success as a leader.

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The Incredible Leadership Value Of Rest And Recovery

Terry Starbucker

In hindsight these were bad decisions – the ability to disconnect from our busy lives and recharge our human batteries, even if those disconnections are of a relatively short duration, has been proven to be one of the best productivity tools a leader can possibly possess.

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A Leadership Key To Success: Don’t Do Second Things First

Terry Starbucker

Mary’s University in San Antonio – I wrote another piece about him and his remarkable teaching methods for Rosa Say’s blog, way way back in 2006). Or have a wonderful teacher like Brother George who instills it in us unknowingly.

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10 Guideposts To Leadership Success

Terry Starbucker

I shared them once before back in 2006 , and here they are again, still relevant as ever: Common Sense – The definition says it all: “ Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge ”. It’s been an innate ‘logic barometer’ that has guided me from situation to situation, and has counseled me from decision to decision.

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The Tie That Binds: Why Leaders Need a Proxy For Profit

Terry Starbucker

I saw a presentation about it back in 2006 and was fascinated by its promise – its creators claimed that it DID closely correlate to profit. We experimented for several years with metrics that could fit that bill but there never was that clear correlation to profit.

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How I Discovered The Values That Led Me To Leadership Success

Terry Starbucker

By the time of this chapter, 2006, I had already put on thousands of miles on road trips throughout the 4 states, had many many conversations with the field staff, and had made some meaningful progress. By early 2006, I had begun to feel a sense of assertiveness and increased confidence in my leadership. Chapter 11.