Today’s Essential Management Skill
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Managing is more than processes and procedures; it’s people. Successful managers bring out the best in others. Management and leadership are about coaching around performance.”
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Managing is more than processes and procedures; it’s people. Successful managers bring out the best in others. Management and leadership are about coaching around performance.”
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Managing is more than processes and procedures; it’s people. Successful managers bring out the best in others. Management and leadership are about coaching around performance.”
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 22, 2012
Yesterday, I met with two leaders who bring events from planning to execution within the organization I lead. One is best at planning and day-of-event execution. The other excels at managing the process leading up to [.].
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Managing requires more talking than leading. Technicalities and execution require more words than disruption, encouragement, guidance, and inspiration. The Gettysburg address had 267 words, give or take a couple. 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for about 16 minutes. Who doesn’t remember, “I have a dream.”
Leadership Freak
JUNE 15, 2012
A recent conversation with a healthcare executive reminded me that Jack Welch’s management rule of 20-70-10 inevitably increases turnover. 70% are being managed up or out. 20% of your employees – top performers – are highly rewarded. The bottom 10% is terminated or self-terminates.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Questions focused on the present are management questions. Managers ask about execution. In today’s complex world, leaders manage and managers lead. What’s the problem?” for example. Leaders, on the other hand, ask questions about the future, “Where do we want to be next year?” Leaders ask about direction.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Managers who can’t stand up and push back are inevitably pushed around and down. His book, “Out-Executing the Competition” [.]. It takes conviction, candor, and courage to push against the boss or the board. Yesterday, I talked with the President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Financial Services, Irv Rothman.
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