Leading Blog
AUGUST 24, 2012
Jazz has always been a good metaphor for the art of leadership. In Yes to the Mess , Frank Barrett, knocks out of the park. How do we create a culture where people can innovate? Barrett wants us to look at leadership differently and increase our leadership repertoire beyond hierarchical models, “so that we more fully appreciate the power of relationships.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 17, 2012
As leaders, if we take too much control and do not encourage others to take responsibility, we set ourselves and others up for failure. Roger Martin calls it the responsibility virus and it always begins with the germ of fear. “This vacillation between over- and under-responsibility is an endless loop. Fear of failure drives them into an initial extreme position.
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Leading Blog
AUGUST 16, 2012
Bill Lane was Jack Welch’s speechwriter for nearly two decades. In Losing It , he draws on his experiences primarily at GE to highlight the behaviors that are career killers. Naturally, Welch figures into much of this book. Reading the stories you might recognize a few areas where you may need to rethink your approach or behavior. Most of his insights are the kind of common sense that we easily see overlooked by others but forget to put into practice in our own lives.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 28, 2012
The often repeated phrase, “There’s no ‘I’ in TEAM” is only half true. It ignores the fact that great teams have great individual members. And high performing teams are not always easy places to be. Mark de Rond acknowledges in There Is an I in Team , that “with few exceptions, the qualities that make individuals as gifted as they are can make them wearisome as team members.
Leading Blog
AUGUST 8, 2012
Leadership is always a choice. In Leadership by Choice , author Eric Papp says it means “making a conscious choice to positively influence those around you by managing yourself and leading others in four areas: communication, leading teams, productivity, and personal development.” Communication — How well do you listen, ask questions, and speak with influence?
Leading Blog
AUGUST 6, 2012
We know that the vast majority of organizational change initiatives fail. Why? The general answer is our resistance to change. But what if it’s something else? In The Pivot Point , authors Victoria and James Grady ask, “What if this is not a ‘ resistance ’ problem for which the organization must engineer a solution, but a deeper ‘people’ problem that the organization must first learn to understand and respect?
Leading Blog
AUGUST 14, 2012
With far too much failed leadership on display, leaders should commit to building a different brand of leadership— Triple Crown Leadership , say authors Bob and Gregg Vanourek. Triple Crown leaders have the goal of building and sustaining organizations that are excellent (high performance), ethical (do the right thing), and enduring (stand the test of time).
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