Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 12, 2013
Peter Drucker, the “father of modern management” had a favorite leadership book. Was Drucker One who Got Things Done? Drucker was only 28 when he came to the U.S. Possessing both a doctorate and a legal degree, he was soon mobilized and ordered to report to an army colonel as a “management consultant.”
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 6, 2014
Guest post from Dr. Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.
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Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 15, 2017
As a manager, it’s tempting to see your role as being to give advice and encourage action. But I’ve discovered that to have more of an impact, to be what Peter Drucker would call “the effective executive,” managers and leaders need to stay curious a little longer and rush to action and advice a little slower.
Great Leadership By Dan
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
The shift marks a significant move away from Henri Fayol's autocratic “command-and-control” type management theories and methodologies which have been in vogue since the early 1900s. Leaders manage from within as integrated members of the corporate community not lofty, distinct and distant figureheads.
Great Leadership By Dan
APRIL 30, 2013
Other than this handful of critical executive positions, succession planning for the rest of the organizations is usually managed by identifying “pools” of candidates that are considered to have potential to move into any number of senior leadership roles. Talent management is considered a critical competency for leaders these days.
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 15, 2016
Guest post from Bobby Martin : There comes a time for every founder of a rapidly growing entrepreneurial business when you have to decide if you can be the one to both lead and manage into and through this growth stage. You need to become primarily a manager. Learn how to manage the complexities of running a fast-growth firm.
Great Leadership By Dan
JULY 8, 2015
Management guru Peter Drucker once said: “The problem in my life and other people's lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it.” I’ve written about other ways to get feedback – where there’s a will there’s a way, if a leader is willing to ask and listen. It’s called the “knowing-doing gap”.
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