Sat.Jul 16, 2011

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How To Make Two Key Contradictions of Leadership Work For You

Terry Starbucker

It’s the moment of truth. That moment when all of what you’ve put into your leadership comes to fruition. It’s when a teammate engages with a customer. All that vision, all that inspiration, all that process, all that teaching, all that alignment, all that mission statement – all that everything – comes into play right then and there.

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How Do You Know a Great Person When You See One?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William C. Taylor for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * In the still-raging debate over my two posts about [.].

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Sincerity…A Leadership Imperative

You're Not the Boss of Me

Sincerity. It is perhaps not a word that springs to mind first when we think about highly successful and powerful business leaders but in today’s uncertain world there are things we need to be able to count on. Sincerity in our leaders is one of those things. The word sincerity likely has a number of definitions. To me, it is simply about representing ourselves genuinely, without guile or hypocrisy.

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The Stagecraft of Steve Jobs: How Apple’s CEO uses narrative and dramatic techniques to manage his message.

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article about Abz Sharma and David Grant featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. It is based on their article, Narrative, Drama and Charismatic Leadership: The Case of Apple’s Steve Jobs (Subscription or fee required.), that appeared in Leadership magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1). To read the complete article, please [.].

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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My Advice When Pursuing a God-given Dream

Ron Edmondson

Related posts: Shai Agassi: Pursuing a Dream. One Piece of Advice for Want-To-Be Church Planters. 7 Pieces of Advice for Pastors.

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How to Become Ubiquitous

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Dorie Clark for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Marketing [.].

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Scripture Memorization, Week 29

Ron Edmondson

I realize this is going to be two verses this week…but you can do it! These two verses clearly go together. If you’ve last this long you are into it. If you are just started, then you obviously love a challenge. Here is this week’s memory verse: Do you need to look to the hills? Related posts: Scripture Memorization, Week 1. Scripture Memorization, Week 23.

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