Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
It’s the morning after and it wasn’t what I heard but what I saw that matters most. I’m home from the two-day Elite Leadership Program in New York City. The drive home gave me time to think about what I heard. Believe me, A.G. Lafley, Calvin Klein, and Jack Welch hit home runs. Lafley led [.].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Image source You can’t lead if you aren’t dissatisfied. Every new beginning begins with dissatisfaction. If the present is satisfactory, you have nowhere to go. A preferred future stands on an un-preferred present. Dissatisfaction is easy, optimism is necessary. Seeing the light dimly: Things come together at the strangest times. During dinner with the CFO [.].
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Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Peter Drucker encouraged leaders to ask, “How do we make ourselves useful?” Daniel Pink’s research indicates three drives motivate us. Autonomy: the desire to be self-directed. Mastery: the urge to get better at stuff. Purpose: making a contribution. Combining Drucker and Pink: Leaders are useful when they honor the contribution of others. Honoring contributions: Explain [.].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
We forget the expected and remember the unusual. I’ve been remembering something unusual that was said to me about ten months ago. Jim Parker, former CEO of Southwest Airlines told me, “Don’t set artificial goals for yourself. Don’t set goals about the job you want or the amount of money you want to make.” You [.].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Bad things will happen. It’s not a matter of if; it’s a matter of when. Even optimists knows it’s true. Hi performing leaders, according to Jim Collins are “paranoid performers.” They’re always asking, “What if,” and then preparing for it. They think about and anticipate the day of “bad things.” What ifs: I hate what [.].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 6, 2011
Thank you. Thank you for reading Leadership Freak. Last week’s views set another record. You humble me. Thank you for sharing your comments. One reader told me the brevity of Leadership Freak gives them time to read the comments. You teach me. Thank you for sharing Leadership Freak with your colleagues and friends. You encourage [.].
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
I woke up this morning to the news that Joe Paterno has been fired as the Head Coach of Penn State football. The President of Penn State, Graham Spanier, is also out. Many believe they are out because of a sex scandal. But the real reason is lack of courageous candor. Jack Welch said, “I [.].
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