Authenticity authentic courage growing maturity transparency You are born authentic. Life happens. You slowly start to hide bits of yourself from yourself and others. Not deliberately. It’s a gradual mutation, hard to see– let alone feel. MORE

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Mature leaders want, even need,… Continue reading → Success Taking others higher Teams Culture Leadership Development leadership success Organizational DevelopmentI asked a group about their fears. She said, “I’m afraid I’ll be alone.” It was years ago, but I still admire her courage. She wasn’t afraid of alone-time. MORE

With luck and diligence, maturity brings: The knowledge that even very bright people can lapse into foolishness. An awareness that time is one of the most valuable commodities in life and yet, unlike many other commodities, it cannot be replaced. A realization that most experts are faking it. MORE

What they have done and are doing is to continue maturing as a leader. In fact, you can often spot a maturing leader. Here are 7 attributes of a maturing leader: Able to think strategically in the moment. Maturing leaders place trust in others. MORE

I think our data-based approach can help any small start-up achieve a greater chance of success, even in a mature category. There are a lot of reasons not to try to break into the soda industry right now. Soda, or Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD), is dominated by huge multinationals like Coca Cola — only the most recognized consumer brand in the world. MORE

Most leaders mature (and yes, that’s me on the right). Most leaders mature. Anticipate maturity and watch it florish. And yet, often when someone has been with the company for a long time, it’s their old image that sticks. MORE

Admitting your errors is a sign of maturity – and the right thing to do. Scripture is clear (James) – as we mature we are to get a tighter reign on our tongues. Part of the maturing process is moving on from your mistakes. MORE

Plants, animals, humans, businesses, products – all have a time of birth, growth, maturity, and death. There is a time when a leader is “born,” a time when he or she grows, matures, and finally reaches legacy. MORE

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Right now there are people in my church at 3 stages of spiritual growth: Those that need to mature and are not maturing. Those that need to mature and have stalled. Those that need to mature and are maturing. We all need to mature. MORE

I just got home from a conversation about maturity with some really smart college students. This post is inspired by our conversation. 10 expressions of immaturity: Don’t realize or don’t care that their behaviors have negative consequences for teammates. Won’t make commitments. Commitment requires responsibility, something immaturity can’t stand. Repeat ineffective behaviors, while hoping to … … Continue reading → Leading MORE

Knowing truth does not make one spiritually mature. Knowing the Bible, even memorizing Scripture, does not make one spiritually mature. I have known many in churches who have lots of experience with church, lots of Biblical knowledge, but I wouldn’t consider them spiritually mature. Granted, we are all a “work in progress”, but… A mature Christian doesn’t just know truth…doesn’t just know the Bible. MORE

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Faster Cheaper Better: The 9 Levers for Transforming How Work Gets Done Michael Hammer and Lisa Hershman Crown Business (2010) How to create a more logical and more efficient network of processes for getting work done Michael Hammer’s death two years ago at age 60 was a tragic loss to his family members, friends, and [.]. MORE

To be effective, they will have to master a concept that few leaders today are even familiar with: human capital maturity. To acknowledge great variations in human capital maturity is not to be judgmental; it is not saying that the average worker in some developing economy is "immature" in a psychological sense. As in other areas of running a business, a maturity model only acknowledges that capabilities are built over time, brick by brick. MORE

Since I believe the most important thing is you have a plan for your parenting and where you are trying to steer children as they mature, I decided to share some principles I believe can help the discipline part of your plan. As a child matures the discipline should mature with them. MORE

Part of maturing as a leader is developing a language which will help the organization and it’s team members achieve greatest success. I’ll never forget in my first church when a very Christlike deacon pulled me aside and offer me some advice in leading a church. MORE

What they have done and are doing is to continue maturing as a leader. Here are 7 attributes of a maturing leader: Able to think strategically in the moment (I wrote a post about that HERE.). MORE

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? Age is not perfectly correlated with maturity! Maturity is underrated, i.e. we need more adulting. What mature leaders don’t do. Mature leaders make sure they don’t end up doing all the talking. MORE

About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Distinguish yourself Ways to distinguish yourself #196 – Be aware of your circle of awareness RSS Feed Ways to distinguish yourself #196 – Be aware of your circle of awareness By Rajesh Setty on Thu 02 Oct 2008, 1:00 PM - View Comments It requires a lot of maturity to be aware of your circle of awareness. HELLO THERE AND WELCOME. You are a new visitor to this blog. MORE

weaving a tighter pattern when we look back over the tapestry of our life and finally see where that pretty colorful thread we once played with has lead us in maturity. Posted in Leadership Development What we love in childhood often comes back to us with an “ah-ha!” Reflective leaders usually have many such stories at play in their [.] Speak Your Truth To Power. Leadership Development Career courage power take a risk take a stand truth MORE

Anyone can put their head down and power through life, however, it takes a mature person to understand that how you live is equally important as what you accomplish. MORE

Most mature organizations have a built-in tendency to kill off anything agile, innovative, and entrepreneurial — which often is exactly what’s needed to stay ahead of today’s ever-increasing pace of change in the […] Increasingly, large organizations are finding their competitive landscape changing so quickly that they’re unable to respond fast enough to survive and thrive. MORE

It’s a sign of maturity, but few make it to this point. You do not have to be defined by this season of your life, but you should mature from it. You’ve failed. It was huge. Perhaps you did it on purpose. Maybe it was an accident. MORE

To put it simply, we need more mature leaders — now. Maturity is experience-driven perspective and awareness of your emotional patterns and triggers. Mature adults can fend off short-term impulses by keeping the long-term in view; this is what helps them stay in control. This isn't easy, and executive maturity takes time to accrue — though we've seen it doesn't always come with experience. "My idea is better.". "Is Is not.". "If MORE

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Mature leaders wonder, “How do you feel about yourself?” Immature leaders wonder, “How do you feel about me?” Leadership includes how others feel about themselves because of your influence. If you want to change an organization, change the way people think and feel about themselves. Intimidated: I was disappointed when my daughter said that I intimidate others … … Continue reading → Influence Power Leadership Development organizational success MORE

Mastery in anything, from sports to the arts to leadership, requires well-practiced capability mediated by a highly mature interiority—a well-honed Outer Game arising on a highly evolved Inner Game. How mature is your inner game for the stage you are playing on, or aspire to play on? MORE

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? Maturity is underrated, i.e. we need more adulting. In looking for definitions of the word mature I am attracted to these: Based on slow careful consideration [= thoughtfulness]. What mature leaders don’t do. MORE

Guest post from Jim DuBreuil: If you Google the term, “business maturity,” you will find lots of discussions about the emergence of social networks to drive new business. Personal business maturity cannot actually be taught, but it can certainly be learned. MORE

Source: Barbara Wittmann: Meetings in Moccasins: Leadership with wisdom and maturity. What is missing from the corporate world: a merging of people and nature by integrating old teachings from Native American culture into businesses. Meetings in Moccasins" translates Native American wisdom into modern-world, sustainable success for both individuals and corporations. MORE

Children today are overexposed to information far earlier than they are ready and underexposed to real-life experiences far later than they are ready producing a kind of artificial maturity. With all of this information kids think they are mature. Are You Mature? MORE

My friends Jeanne Urich and David Hofferberth at Service Performance Insight published “The New Professional Services Maturity Model — A Roadmap to Achieving Professional Services Excellence”. Both the maturity concepts and the benchmark have met with incredible success. MORE

A measure of a child’s maturity is progress from selfish self-justification toward compassionate empathy; from “I didn’t do it,” through “It’s not my fault!” MORE

With maturity came realization that the worship of money is the root of all evil. With maturity came realization that power is not taken from a title, but granted with influence. With maturity came realization the problem with many supposed leaders today is that they never grew up. MORE

James O’Toole John Mahaney Lisa Hershman Michael Hammer Murphy the Labrador Recliner Process and Enterprise Maturity Model (PEMM™) process enablers are the five critical elements to obtaining great results Tetra Pak the “20-60-20 Rule” the Seawolf submarine programLisa Hershman is a seasoned business professional and author, who brings a wealth of real-world experience and an innovative style to her position at Hammer and Company. MORE

In recent research conducted by Ernst & Young, the top finding was that organizations with greater risk management maturity—that is to say, those that do focus on strategic risks and have integrated their various risk management activities—outperform their peers financially. What does maturity look like in practice? Companies in the top 20% of risk maturity generated three times the level of EBITDA as those in the bottom 20%. MORE

Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark! In researching why fish will mature, but conform to the size of the containers they are housed in, experts say it is due to stunting. MORE

The money and effort they spend pays big dividends as the company progresses and matures. MORE

Mature leaders know the way they respond in stress will directly impact the organization and everyone attempting to follow them. Here are 5 mature ways for a leader to respond during stressful times: A level head. MORE

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