Peter Drucker on Opportunities
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Problems feel present even though they occurred in the past. Negatives exert stronger pull than positives. How to get a grip on opportunities.
How Peter Drucker Mentored
Leadership Freak
JUNE 19, 2013
Bob Buford, founder of Halftime, was mentored by Peter Drucker for over twenty years. Yesterday, Bob told me the four contributions Drucker made to him as a mentor. Before: Before sharing the four contributions, Bob reminded me that Drucker was the consummate question asker. […].
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How to Influence Like Peter Drucker
Leadership Freak
MAY 16, 2014
Extend your influence by following the example of Peter Drucker. Drucker’s 9 channels of influence: “Define the landscape.” Expose ‘white space’ – define opportunities – what is needed now.” Clarify strengths and capacities.”
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Drucker: Treat Employees Like Volunteers
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
………………………………………… Peter Drucker I caught an awkward glimpse of myself when I asked my wife, “Would you like me to tell you what I think you should do?” Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer. If I […].
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June 2019 Leadership Development Carnival
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 4, 2019
Welcome to the June Leadership Development Carnival. We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, team building, and more. Chip Bell shared The Secret Sauce of Leadership Communications. Leadership. Communication.
4 Bad Habits the Worst Leaders Love
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
You work to develop productive patterns. Peter Drucker Bad habits come naturally. Most leaders don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.”
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Peter Drucker: The Truly Dangerous Thing
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 23, 2016
Peter Drucker Wrong questions when promoting from within: When you need a supervisor for a team of engineers, the question isn’t, “Is this potential… Continue reading → “The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong questions.”
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March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival
Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog
MARCH 4, 2013
Welcome to the March 2013 Leadership Development Carnival! Thanks to those who contributed the many excellent posts on leadership practices, the workplace environment and personal mastery. And a special thanks to carnival leader Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership for the invitation to host this carnival.
10 Ways to Become the Leader Others Value
Leadership Freak
JUNE 1, 2014
Bob was mentored by… Continue reading → Influence Leading Marks of leaders Mentoring Personal Growth Strengths Success Taking others higher Growth Leadership Leadership Development leadership success organizational success organizational values peter drucker'
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243 Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on…Making Strengths Productive (Peter Drucker)
The Practical Leader
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
One of the first management books I read when I became a supervisor at Culligan Water in the mid-seventies was Peter Drucker’s slim and wisdom packed book, The Effective Executive. Chapter 4; “Making Strengths Productive,” was especially helpful.
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How to Avoid Irrelevance, Guaranteed!
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Lafley Leadership Leadership Development organizational success peter drucker' Leaders who don’t understand others become irrelevant. 10 things to understand about others: Pain […]. Influence Leading Success Taking others higher Values A.G.
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How to Solve the Garbage Problem in Leadership
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2013
Encouragement Leading Personal Growth Taking others higher development opportunity Feedback great leaders Leadership Development peter drucker self neglect welcome feedback' Take responsibility for the swamp you slipped into. Despise downward stagnation before you […].
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Santa the Strength-Blind Leader
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Of course, you know how things work out…Santa studied his Peter Drucker: The effective executive makes strength productive. Leadership Development strength strength-based leadership Strengths weaknesses' Santa ignores Rudolph’s obvious leaping skills because of his nose. Then how the Reindeer loved him.
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A Simple Practice that Yields Disproportionate Advantage
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Peter Drucker Bad is an erasure. “Half the leaders I have met don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” One dingbat behavior erases many noble behaviors.… … Continue reading →
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Successful Business Leaders Share One Purpose
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 1, 2013
Peter Drucker […]. Leading Marks of leaders Success Growth Leadership Development organizational success' I love writing about the qualities and behaviors of effective leaders. But, all the clarity, alignment, collaboration, and vision in the world won’t mean a thing if you don’t create customers.
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Habits, Systems, and Playing Games at Work
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 5, 2013
Leadership is thinking about what; management is thinking about how. Peter Drucker said, “Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” Leading Personal Growth Teams Communication Culture gaming Growth Leadership Leadership Development Organizational Development organizational success'
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Manifesto for a Leadership Development Revolution
The Practical Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2012
I’ve been delivering keynotes, webinars, facilitating workshops, and discussing our Strengths-Based Leadership Development System for the past month with many highly experienced HR, Learning, and OD executives. To actually build leadership development around strengths means a big change in our models/frameworks.
A 5 Step Project That Fuels Energy and Performance
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Peter Drucker 5 step project: #1. “A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.” List the top three strengths of… Continue reading →
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The Top Ten Toxic Behaviors of Lousy Leaders
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Peter Drucker Top Ten toxic Behaviors of Lousy Leaders: #1. “Most leaders don’t need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.” Neglecting relationships. A short conversation about someone’s… Continue reading →
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Strengths-Based Leadership Development Index
The Practical Leader
DECEMBER 17, 2012
Overview of Strengths-Based Leadership Development System. Strengths-Based Leadership Development System outlining the main differences of this approach, why we’re partnering with Zenger Folkman and Client feedback. Strengths-Based Leadership Development webcast with me, Jack Zenger, and Joe Folkman.
A Simple Pattern for a Powerful Conversation
Leadership Freak
JULY 8, 2017
Peter Drucker wrote, “A person can perform only from strength. It’s too easy to point out weaknesses. Successful leaders know the top three strengths of everyone on the team. One cannot build performance… Continue reading →
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Beyond Peter Drucker’s Five Most Important Questions
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 10, 2018
Peter Drucker believed the five most important questions you will ever ask about your organization are: What is our Mission? Who is our Customer? What does the Customer Value? What are our Results?… … Continue reading →
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137 5 Ways to Stop Solving the Wrong Problem
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Peter Drucker The leaders’ job is to help their team identify the RIGHT problem before coming up… Continue reading → “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
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How to Avoid Dangerous Questions and Become a Real Leader
Leadership Freak
JULY 27, 2017
Peter Drucker The right… Continue reading → Look for leaders with forward-facing curiosity. The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong questions.”
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Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Why Most Leadership Development Efforts Fail by @KevinEikenberry. 3 R’s of Service-based Leadership by @managemntmoment Service-based leadership begins w/fundamental shifts in attitudes. From @JimClemmer: Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on.Making Strengths Productive (Peter Drucker). See more on Twitter.
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Lead Change Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Organizational development and management consultant Peter Drucker said, “The most important thing in communications is hearing what isn’t said.” Because he couldn’t or wouldn’t or both clarify his expectations, my finished project didn’t please him, and everyone lost. They listen.
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Bill Hybels on Integrating Young Leaders
Leadership Freak
MARCH 8, 2015
Peter Drucker believed leaders of nonprofits had lots to teach corporate leaders.
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8 Essential Principles of Effective Leadership
Leading Blog
MARCH 7, 2012
In our instant-oriented culture we often want to short-circuit the thinking, reflecting and acting that mar our progressive development as leaders. Understanding how leaders develop and why they matter requires discernment, wisdom and insight. Leadership development is a process. The Importance of Competence.
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One Useful Strategy for Becoming More Useful
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
Peter Drucker encouraged leaders to ask, “How do we make ourselves useful?” Combining Drucker and Pink: Leaders are useful when they honor the contribution of others. Daniel Pink’s research indicates three drives motivate us. Autonomy: the desire to be self-directed. Mastery: the urge to get better at stuff.
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200 Developing Leaders to Drive Business Results
Coaching Tip
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
20 th Century research began to crystallize the way effective organizational leaders are viewed and subsequently developed. Few depictions of effective leadership have withstood the test of time as well as that of Peter Drucker , who articulated the eight core practices of the effective leaders he worked with over his sixty-year career.
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The Week in Tweets
Next Level Blog
APRIL 13, 2012
This week, I’m highlighting links on how how conductors use their whole bodies to lead their players, an exercise for being more present, the power of speaking up, and the importance of saying no, and a roundup of lessons from Peter Drucker. Click headline to continue.
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159 How to See and Cure Sick Organizational Cultures
Leadership Freak
JUNE 1, 2012
Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create a customer.” Sick organizational cultures focus on themselves rather than customers. Everything that distracts, dilutes, or diverts from creating customers suggests sickness. Sick organizations: Sink inward rather than reach outward. Stop learning. Struggle to keep things the same.
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Executive Presence Training
Career Advancement
JULY 1, 2019
“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” Peter Drucker. What should we be looking for in a training meant to prepare them for executive positions?
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Burnout Results From Living in Conflict with Values
Michael Lee Stallard
AUGUST 8, 2010
That young man, Peter Drucker, left his well-paying job and went on to become the father of management consulting. In “ How Peter Drucker Changed My Life &# I wrote about how Drucker’s writings affected my own career decisions. why is everyone smiling?
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How to Magnify the Impact of Your Strengths
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 4, 2011
The man who always knows what people cannot do, but never sees what they can do, will undermine the spirit of the organization,” Peter Drucker. “A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. John Zenger, co-author of the HBR article, Making [.].
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205 Dan Pontefract: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 7, 2013
He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […].
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The People You Try to Please Control You
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” The people you try to please control you and your organization. Customers drive organizations, you don’t. You are all about pleasing customers. Pleasing others, however, presents problems for you. The more people you try to please: The more frantic you and your [.].
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212 There Are Stupid Questions
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 8, 2011
Drucker said, “The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong questions.” Image source: Who ever said there are no stupid questions was wrong. ” Your questions establish, limit, and maintain the focus of others. A question: How many passes? (55 video) Wrong questions – wrong direction: Questions control perceptions.
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204 Delegation Dilemma: Are You Trapped and Overrun by Monkeys?
The Practical Leader
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
” She wanted delegation skills to be part of the leadership development workshops we were designing for their organization. Delegation is one tip of the leadership iceberg. They’re trapped in micromanaging daily details. They need to be more strategic with their time and learn to delegate.”
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Teaching Leaders What to Stop
Marshall Goldsmith
JUNE 19, 2014
As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. During this time, Peter taught me some very important lessons about life and leadership. How do you use “What to Stop” in coaching and leadership development?
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135 Dan Pontefract : Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 28, 2013
He also holds the role of Head of Learning & Collaboration at TELUS where he is responsible for the overarching leadership development, learning and collaboration strategy for the company where he introduced the TELUS Leadership Philosophy and the Learning 2.0 framework […].
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Frontline Festival: Leaders Share Business Communication Tips
Let's Grow Leaders
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Peter Drucker. She feels leadership development is about becoming a great group leader who gets the best work from a group of stars by using coaching skills to encourage an atmosphere of collective problem-solving and cooperative achievement. The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.
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180 Leadership Effectiveness
Marshall Goldsmith
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
By asking for feedback, analyzing the results, developing a focused action plan for change and following-up, leaders are perceived as more effective. Recently, one executive was asked, “How much do you spend each year on leadership development programs?” by Marshall Goldsmith.
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This Time It’s Personal
LDRLB
JANUARY 25, 2012
In addition to the visible and interactive work of organizational leadership, personal leadership is the private, introspective part of leadership that takes place within. Personal leadership is an introspective process that requires focus and attention. Putting Personal Leadership into Practice.
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