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Loosening the Reins: Why It’s Important To Pass the Leadership Torch

Terry Starbucker

A still from my May 2009 ‘state of the business’ video. The experience also was fitting given my state of mind at that time back in 2009. I’d been at my leadership role for 6 years. We had worked hard to get our operations in order and build a great team. It was time.

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Memorial Day Leadership Lessons

N2Growth Blog

As a veteran and lifelong student of leadership I have always found Memorial Day weekend to be one of the most meaningful and significant of all holidays. While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me.

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Paradise By The Green Dashboard Light – A Leadership Short Story

Terry Starbucker

Of the 8 core principles of More Human leadership , it’s #6 - Measuring, monitoring and managing with the right metrics - that presents the biggest “nuts and bolts” challenge to any leader. The answer, as this leadership short story shows, is to think green. Lead well!

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Leadership in Action

CO2

It is a great example of leadership and it will make you smile from ear to ear. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. This is not leadership – its fun – its cute – its an ad.

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The Joy of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

A More Human Short Story – My Path To Leadership Joy . As SVP of Operations, I approached my first visit to the field after his death with a great deal of trepidation. As SVP of Operations, I approached my first visit to the field after his death with a great deal of trepidation. I traveled to the field extensively.

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The Sam Malone Leadership Secret (They Want To Go Where Everybody Knows Their Name)

Terry Starbucker

He later started his own cable company, Bresnan Communications, in 1984, and continued to operate cable systems both internationally and domestically until his too-early passing in 2009. Sam and Bill shared a leadership secret that they happily passed on to anyone they knew. That’s leadership everybody could get behind.

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Loyalty vs. Tenure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years. The bottom line is this…as an employer you need to possess an extreme bias toward performance.

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