article thumbnail

What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. All of that seems to work for Gordon Gekko as well – especially the part about blow people away anytime you say anything.   While that statement may be true in the fictional realm, it’s definitely true in the literal realm.

Gordon 163
article thumbnail

9 Things Positive Leaders Do

Leading Blog

J ON GORDON is a prolific writer. Gordon explains nine things positive leaders do. Nine actions that will enhance your leadership capabilities and positively impact all of your relationship—your family, your friends and your team. Develop a culture where negativity is not acceptable. Positive leaders focus on solutions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Seven Tests of A CEO

Leading Blog

Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy? Test #3 Can You Build Teams That Are True Teams? This test brings us to four questions: What is the purpose of the team? Who should be on the team? How will the team work together? What is the leader’s role on the team?

CEO 429
article thumbnail

Introducing The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Lead Change Blog

One way to learn more about Kevin and take advantage of his leadership wisdom is to subscribe to The Remarkable Leadership Podcast, which he and his team have just launched. Kevin Eikenberry. These guests are incredible! Each Episode of this Podcast will Inspire!

Gordon 150
article thumbnail

Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

Gordon Berridge: Our readers, with mining knowledge, will be will be familiar with the name Sam Walsh and Rio Tinto, but to provide a complete sketch of your background, would you please share a brief summary of your career history? Gordon Berridge: Would you please share what first attracted you to join Rio Tinto back in 1991?

Gordon 150
article thumbnail

Guest Post: How to Encourage Your Team Members to Stand Up and Lead

Lead on Purpose

By Andrea Gordon. To be successful in today’s market, team members need to step up and be ready to take a leadership role. It is not easy to develop leadership skills in others, however, so it’s very important to understand that some people do not share your goals and aspirations. 1. Challenge – Issue a challenge. (In

Gordon 170
article thumbnail

Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

The servant aspect of servant leadership is all about turning the hierarchy upside down and helping everyone throughout the organization develop great relationships, get great results, and, eventually, delight their customers.”. They communicate to their teams the goals and values that form their culture so that everyone stays in focus.