Terry Starbucker

APRIL 13, 2014

Resist the temptation to end (or avoid) a confrontation or argument, or avoid an uncomfortable situation, with a promise- you might make someone feel better at that moment, but if you can’t back it up, you’ll only make it worse. Humans don’t like it when people say one thing, and then do another.

Resources 381

Resources Leadership Budgeting Resistance 381

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

But successful leaders must resist that temptation. Granted, this can be a time consuming exercise, especially when there are tight deadlines. There’s typically a strong temptation to just step on the accelerator and get the bus moving.

Metrics 233

Metrics Simon Resistance Goal 233

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 17, 2014

The warning : You may face virulent resistance at any point, so be prepared. The pre-condition : You must like and care about people. The disclaimer: Skipping any step invalidates any chance at effectiveness. Let’s build.

Leadership 419

Leadership Metrics Policies Guidelines 419

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But as more human leaders, we MUST resist that temptation in many, many circumstances. We all want to shave time, and even effort, off of our tasks and journeys – it’s a natural instinct, especially when deadlines loom, and/or the pressure’s on, and you need to deliver on several simultaneous fronts.

Short-term 319

Short-term Leadership Long-term Policies 319

Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 23, 2016

It’s human nature sometimes to gravitate towards the path of least resistance, and I must confess, there were times I succumbed and skipped the doozy. I could always come back to that first one later, couldn’t I? Sure I could. But it was IMPORTANT , remember? And I always regretted it later. And I have Brother George to thank for it.

Succession 150

Succession Leadership Letter Resistance 150

Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

They are temptations that must be resisted”. Drucker closes the article forcefully (since after all, he was great teacher): “Everything I have been saying in this article has been known for generations. Everything has been amply proved by decades of experience. There is thus no excuse for managements to indulge in the five deadly sins.

Drucker 341

Drucker Price Cost Article 341

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 12, 2011

And when the time comes for you to step up too, don’t resist. These leaders created more leaders, who Tweeted, and talked, and urged, and reached out. Yes, there are always leaders among us. Just look around. For that leading brings a feeling that cannot be duplicated – the life nourishing benefit of making a difference.

Conference 246

Conference Resistance Media Positioning 246

Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2018

Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave” – Mark Twain. 9) 10 Critical Leadership Battles (And How You Can Win Them All) – This was based on my very first leadership presentation I made to a group of managers.

Leadership 208

Leadership Self-aware Bottom-up Resistance 208

Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

It is useless to resist.” “You are beaten. ” Man, Darth Vader was a bad dude.

Resistance 281

Resistance Stress Goal Career 281

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 26, 2011

So we’re looking for answers out there – ways do deal with those times of complexity, frustration, negativity, and resistance. That’s because there are millions of potential “doers&# out there, and just as many ways that things can go astray, or hit a brick wall, or worse yet, head in reverse. Actionable.

Books 241

Books Resistance Examples Career 241

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 7, 2015

When I moved here to Portland in 2010 I wasn’t really looking for those folks – I had just gotten out of a long-time corporate career, mostly in the Cable TV business, and was looking to settle into a nice business/leadership consulting practice whilst I kept writing my blog and my book.

Leadership 150

Leadership Apparel Incubator Open-book 150

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

I think it is human nature to want to do the easier things first, but good leaders need to resist that temptation and have the courage to take on the big and hairy stuff. How often do we come up with a list but avoid the first thing we write down, because it is probably the most difficult one?

Leadership 339

Leadership Consensus Follow-up Resistance 339

Terry Starbucker

JULY 6, 2014

I also couldn’t resist a T-shirt opportunity. To sweeten the pot we came up with a formal competition based on key metrics found on the Dashboard and elsewhere, and annually awarded what we called the “Plympton Cup” to the best local system (Plympton was the last name of the technical manager whose system won the very first cup).

Metrics 214

Metrics Leadership Operations Report 214

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

I can personally attest it is a pretty strong thing to resist. But resist we must, because from a leadership perspective enabling reveals something else – our effectiveness in selecting and hiring teammates. In pure physics terms, inertia is “ the tendency of a body to resist acceleration “.

Leadership 402

Leadership Resistance Energy Learning-by-Doing 402

Terry Starbucker

MAY 21, 2017

They called themselves the “The Alamosa Fab 5” – a disgruntled and disillusioned clique that had banded together to resist their perceived injustices from the “corporate” suits. I had visited with this often surly group several times before.

Succession 253

Succession Leadership Commitment Travel 253

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 28, 2015

It consists of six phases: The Call, Resistance to the Call and Meeting Mentors, Threshold Crossing, the Journey, the Supreme Ordeal and Victory, and the Return Home. Phase II: The Resistance and Meeting the Mentors. Leaders often resist the Call because they face the greatest of all fears—fear of the unknown.

ROI 150

ROI Resistance Leadership Mentor 150

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 28, 2011

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear. He pushed them, And they flew. – Guillaume Apollinaire. Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm – Winston Churchill. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave – Mark Twain.

Leadership 387

Leadership Resistance Definition Quality 387

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 7, 2010

Leaders must resist that temptation. In my personal experience, I’ve raised targets 3 and even 4 times during the course of a year, because of my hard-learned resistance to inertia. I have learned that once milestones are hit, the mountain must be raised, as soon as possible. The company must keep climbing.

Succession 160

Succession Learning-by-Doing Career Short-term 160

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 27, 2010

It’s human nature sometimes to gravitate towards the path of least resistance, and I must confess, there were times I succumbed and skipped the doozy. I could always come back to that first one later, couldn’t I? Sure I could. But it was IMPORTANT , remember? And I always regretted it later.

Productivity 275

Productivity Products Blog Learning-by-Doing 275

Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 5, 2018

In pure physics terms, inertia is “the tendency of a body to resist acceleration“. Complacency – or better said – inertia, can be a death blow if you’re not careful, so I took great pains in warning everyone about it. Inertia is the worst thing that can happen to a business. In leadership terms, the “body” is the people you lead.

Leadership 171

Leadership Energy Metrics Stress 171

Terry Starbucker

JUNE 3, 2010

I guess you just need to be able to resist temptation while you’re driving. ] Tweet This Post Tagged as: Under Toad { 4 comments… read them below or add one } Hulbert Lee June 3, 2010 at 4:29 pm You could always turn your phone off while you’re driving, but that might be too much of a hassle.

Open-book 218

Open-book Blog Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 218

Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

But successful leaders must resist that temptation. Granted, this can be a time consuming exercise, especially when there are tight deadlines. There’s typically a strong temptation to just step on the accelerator and get the bus moving. Here’s a specific example.

Succession 284

Succession Simon Metrics Tactics 284

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 24, 2010

Great point about “company speak&# too—weaning some companies away from it can be a difficult cultural adjustment to make, especially when there’s resistance among those who should be SM champions; namely, the communicators and senior leaders in the organization.

Media 305

Media Sharpe Learning-by-Doing Blog 305