Career Collins Development Reference 
Modern Servant Leader
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
A servant leader makes clear their intent to listen to new ideas, encourage the development of others’ ideas and set clear expectations for execution of the best plans. ” John Letts : You may not know John, but he was a senior leader at my employer, early in my career. References : 1. Sipe, James W. &
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 21, 2011
A VC friend of mine refers to most entrepreneurs as practicing “seagull management&# in that they fly in, flap their wings, crap all over everything and fly back out again…Many entrepreneurs desire to have input on everything, yet don’t want anything to do with the details.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 6, 2011
In fact, there are some very bright people who believe you cannot become a good leader without developing a mastery for using the word no as evidenced by the following quote from Tony Blair: “The art of leadership is saying no , not saying yes.” While inherently obvious, it should not go unnoticed that the use of the word no is 100% negative.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 7, 2016
But professional development – improving yourself at work beyond meeting your specific performance goals – is too often left to the rote box-checking of annual performance reviews. Professional development takes three main forms: learning, connecting, and creating. Who else has influence?
You're Not the Boss of Me
JULY 18, 2010
Many of you will have heard of Jim Collins. He refers to it as “The Five&# , meaning level five leadership and explains it here: Do we have to be captains of industry to give the gift of humility? It is that, that makes it a gift. Leadership & The Value Of An Inquiring Mind → Like Be the first to like this post.
Roundtable Talk
APRIL 27, 2010
That’s an oft quoted managerism that speaks to the importance of (in Jim Collins’ words) getting the right people on your bus. Lesson #5 – Max out the reference requests. Ever wonder where asking for 3 references came from? My former boss used to get us to ask for 9. Happy leading! Bookmark the permalink.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2010
I had a lot of success early in my career. I refer to this as receiving “the gift of ears.” This has happened several times in my career. Your comment about the ability to develop as a leader by gleaning insights via social media from other leaders whom you've never met gives validity to three things: 1.)
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
197 
Let's personalize your content