Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

According to a report by the Wharton School, although 91% of companies worldwide have a performance review process, only 35 to 40% do it well, often because managers lack the training to write effective performance appraisals. Consider employee career aspirations and include development plans. Keep notes throughout the year.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

Peter , and report back to him the next day about what I learned. It was enlightening to read about the famous quote “ Everyone rises to their level of incompetence ”. &# I had just received one of the best lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. Popularity: 3% [ ?

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 1, 2014

According to a report by the Wharton School, although 91% of companies worldwide have a performance review process, only 35 to 40% do it well, often because managers lack the training to write effective performance appraisals. Consider employee career aspirations and include development plans. Keep notes throughout the year.

Software 50

Software How To Performance Review Core Competence 50

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Liz was not someone considered to have “leadership potential” before John took over the division they worked in. What leadership traits are hiding behind the silence you see? Is it possible that when you open your heart, you may find a germ of kindness in that person that could blossom into empathy and great leadership?

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Executive Coaching Blog Greenleaf Maslow 167

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

Most leaders that I work with could insert more inquiry into their leadership style. Sure, there might be some resistance as you change to incorporating more inquiry into your leadership style. What’s really keeping you from trying to incorporate more inquiry into your leadership? Perhaps that’s one of the reasons for pushback.

Leadership Styles 202

Leadership Styles Greenleaf Maslow Blog 202

Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. You walk into the Leadership Museum and are guided past wax replicas of ruthless leaders and famous consultants. You stop at a window that has an aging, yellowed 360 report and think, “What is that?”. Les, I like it that 360′s are being used.

Self-aware 176

Self-aware Bottom-up Greenleaf Maslow 176

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. I like the idea that leadership success can be broken down into eight skills. He is President of Midwest Consulting Group , based in Kalamazoo Michigan.

Skills 181

Skills Books Blog Mentor 181

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I hope that you will find time to be introspective and reflect on your leadership; my guess is that is what will propel you ahead of the rest. At work, I have learned to seek out others (some in my department, some above my department, some that report to my department) who are trying to improve (learn) themselves. Best wishes.

Greenleaf 100

Greenleaf Maslow Goleman Core Competence 100

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Being wrong is a necessary part of your leadership journey; one that encourages you to take risks and humbles you when it happens. he wasn’t the person responsible, but someone who reported to him was). Learn from it, and you will become a better leader. He didn’t regret it. Now that’s character!

Learning-by-Doing 188

Learning-by-Doing Blog Environment Greenleaf 188

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product. Patrick, Mom’s are so full of leadership wisdom. Yours seemed to have it right.

Influence 174

Influence Blog Bottom-up Learning-by-Doing 174

Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

Hewlett-Packard, a company that started out as an example of moral leadership with “The HP Way” in 1939, has proven itself vulnerable to an unscrupulous CEO when Mark Hurd recently resigned. they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). There are 5.5 million employers, 1.5 There is hope.

Ethics 184

Ethics Morale Open-book Blog 184

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He is a former Fortune 500 HR executive, president of The Eblin Group and graduate of Davidson College, Harvard University, and Georgetown University’s leadership coaching certificate program, where he is also on the faculty. My work as an executive coach involves looking at a lot of 360 degree feedback reports. Why is that?

Bottom-up 177

Bottom-up Short-term Executive Coaching Open-book 177

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Count up how many times you’ve met with: - your direct reports - your peers - people in your other relationship networks (customers,clients, suppliers, and yes, even family and friends) What are you missing by not being intentional about those relationships? I dare you to open up your own calendar and take a look at the last month.

Blog 124

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although anecdotal, there is some connection to the research out there as well as what others who meditate regularly have reported. Do you see how meditation might improve your leadership? Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services.

Self-aware 176

Self-aware Stress Blog Greenleaf 176

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Informally visiting with your direct reports, your employees, and your peers often doesn’t require a lot of effort or time. Folks need to understand you are really no different than them, you are just at a different place at a different time along your career path and therefore have a different role right now. Good stuff.

Blog 172

Blog Self-aware Trout Learning-by-Doing 172

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 17, 2010

October 17th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus One of my clients, a mid-level leader in a large organization, is working to get better at leadership by setting some stretch goals. He’s establishing a regular rhythm for getting feedback from his direct reports. It’s hard work. Don’t struggle alone. I already do that!&#

Delegation 154

Delegation Learning-by-Doing Blog Mentor 154

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

So, find a mentor, hire a coach, take a 360, read some self-development or leadership books. The good news is that I’m finding that many companies are making small strides in encouraging their leadership to take care of themselves. And whe leadership models it, perhaps it will catch on with others too. Attend a retreat.

Learning-by-Doing 185

Learning-by-Doing Blog Class Open-book 185

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

In fact, sixty-nine percent of employers report that supervisors at their organizations are encouraged to assess employees' performance by what they accomplish and not just by the hours they work. Ryan and his leadership team decided to experiment with re-focusing the company on results. This system worked.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

These observations are intended to contextualize the Enron case studies in broader terms than were reported in the news media: Conditions Which Allowed It to Occur. Core Business. Enron (like many other companies) got into areas beyond their core competencies. The company issued everything through written news releases.

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