Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 12, 2013

I did my homework, got advice from mentors, researched the company, and prepared myself in every way I could imagine for the interviews. It was difficult at first, but I immediately set my sights on a young company that was starting to get a lot of attention in the industry. They had an opening for the position I wanted.

Positioning 193

Positioning Marketing Productivity Products 193

Lead on Purpose

MAY 19, 2011

Say ‘we,’ ask questions, listen and take advice: People accomplish great things when they collaborate with others. Listen to others. Acknowledge the contributions of others. Create an environment where people will take risks and reward them for their efforts. Make sure people see themselves as part of a larger vision.

Incentives 222

Incentives Open-book Environment Productivity 222

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 31, 2012

About the Author: Kyle Lagunas is the HR Analyst at Software Advice —an online resource for HR software comparisons. If you want to improve your ability to retain top talent, it starts with your line managers. Set them up for success, and invest in their development.

Management 214

Management Software Comparison Project 214

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 1, 2011

My advice is to be open with your team, acknowledge potential problems early, learn from your mistakes, and keep moving forward. Too often they react by closing off (i.e. keeping it inside) and not sharing their concerns with others. This behavior never works in the end. Bad ideas and bad products will be exposed.

Leadership 169

Leadership Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing Team 169

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

So you can provide customized advice about their problem. Creating an emotional experience can be tough, but one of the best ways to pull it off is to personalize your marketing messages. Use surveys as a barrier to your email list. Make users fill out a short survey. No one wants to be “just another number.”

Productivity 175

Productivity Products Team Marketing 175

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

You are in effect, building a strong capability to influence others by having people listen to your ideas, valuing or following your suggestions for action, and turning to you for guidance or advice. Peter Davey is a Senior Trainer for a UK-based management training provider and consultancy.

Learning-by-Doing 236

Learning-by-Doing Self-aware Influence Skills 236

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 18, 2012

When failures happen (and we all know they will), we need to take Matt’s advice and learn from them. The Product Management Perspective: Product managers are known widely as driven individuals. But as with any other job, not every product succeeds and not every release goes as planned.

Goal 201

Goal Analysis Learning-by-Doing Class 201

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 26, 2009

It is some of the best advice I have seen in a while but it does not just apply to executives but to all your employees at all levels. Bret Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on October 27, 2009 at 11:47 am said: Bret, I couldn’t agree more that this advice applies to employees (or volunteers for that matter) at all levels.

Ethics 140

Ethics Taylorism Taylor Marketing 140

Lead on Purpose

APRIL 3, 2011

The vast majority of leadership advice — whether it’s relayed in leadership books, management conferences or discussed casually in blogs — focuses on the qualities of individual leaders. By Lauren Bailey.

Leadership 169

Leadership Fashion Books Follow-up 169

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

And I can assure you that the advice I share with you today has stood the test of time… It helped me inspire my Weatherchem team to create the original Flapper® dispensing closure.

Committee 140

Committee Automotive Ethics Productivity 140

Lead on Purpose

AUGUST 11, 2010

Comments, criticism, advice and opinions are welcome here. My appeal to you: Keep me honest. Leave comments and let me know how you feel, even (especially) if you disagree. I’m blogging to learn, not to make money. Thank you, and please check back; I will.

Commitment 140

Commitment Godin Taylorism Taylor 140

Lead on Purpose

MAY 23, 2009

It provides great advice on how to make your life significant in ways you probably never imagined. Bob discusses creating a life mission and making efforts to carry it out for the benefit of others. Halftime is all about finding ways to be a leader in your own life; especially the second half of your life.

Review 188

Review Books Taylorism Taylor 188

Lead on Purpose

JUNE 11, 2009

Give away your knowledge, connections, experience, advice, life lessons and confidence. .&# Invest in relationships with other people and be clear on your intentions to make a difference in the lives of others. Promote their welfare, fortunes, success and capacity for achievement. Hold others accountable for their commitments.

Succession 133

Succession Game Theory Outsourcing Covey 133

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Hands-On managers are often high performers who really are more competent than others, and their natural tendency is fix problems themselves, even if people only asked for their advice. This is great advice for all of us. Caution: Like Command & Control approach, it can be disempowering and lead to low morale.

Leadership Styles 244

Leadership Styles Project Management Succession 244