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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

Alan Mulally , the former CEO of Boeing , started his career there as an aerospace engineer. In 2006, he transitioned to the CEO of Ford Motor Company. ” Mentoring. Spend the time necessary to mentor your people, focus them on the vision and position them on the organization’s framework for success.

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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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Looking For Leadership

N2Growth Blog

Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. I might only add and you know that young or immature leaders simply need tools, mentoring, and info to become great leaders. The truth is that all of us need mentoring, discipling and coaching to reach our full potential. Great post Mike.

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Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

The information they gain through questioning and listening lays the groundwork for reflection, making decisions and/or mentoring. Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. Then, when they ask questions they eagerly position themselves as the student, LISTEN and learn. moravecglobal continue.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. When seeking a career as you come out of school or making a job change, always take the job that looks like it will be the most enjoyable. Try to think of your life in phases so you can avoid a burn-out.

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Reinvent Opportunity, Restore Satisfaction

Women on Business

The research also found the top reasons for respondents’ dissatisfaction are: being underpaid (cited by 47 percent of women versus 44 percent of men); a lack of opportunity for growth (36 percent versus 32 percent); no opportunity for career advancement (33 percent versus 34 percent); and feeling trapped (29 percent versus 32 percent).

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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

A great example of this would be carving out time in your already too busy schedule to mentor someone in your organization with great potential. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge.