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Finding the Missing Link of Leadership

Leadership Freak

I’m still blown away by Henry Mintzberg’s one word of advice, “Connect.” You’re great at doing but are you great at connecting? ” Business stresses and people tensions result in unhappy, disengaged staff unless leaders model and encourage connecting. Connecting with others is the secret to [.].

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The Inner Development Goals to Reimagine and Reshape Our Future

Coaching Ourselves

The IDGs is a not-for-profit and open source initiative which currently researches, collects, and communicates science-based skills and qualities to help people live purposeful, sustainable, and productive lives. Personal development is seen as providing the framework to fuel the transformative skills needed for a sustainable society. .

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Powering with Passion and Teaming with Energy

The Practical Leader

Do you have a clear profile of the role and responsibilities, experience/skills, and values of each candidate? Use “360 degree” feedback and other input from a variety of people to get a profile on their people leadership skills. Have managers been well-trained in hiring and orienting new people?

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

Prahalad and Henry Mintzberg joined me as silent colleagues. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. One of my mentors was brilliantly creative, the other skillfully strategic.

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5 Ways Learning Professionals Create Impact with CoachingOurselves

Coaching Ourselves

The expert content and reflections written by renowned thinkers such as Edgar Schein, Henry Mintzberg, and Linda Hill, in combination with new ideas from your senior people will bring into light previously unseen opportunities that can benefit the entire organization.

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5 Ways L&D Professionals Use Peer Learning to Connect Leaders

Coaching Ourselves

The expert content and reflections written by renowned thinkers such as Edgar Schein, Henry Mintzberg, and Linda Hill, in combination with new ideas from your senior people will bring into light previously unseen opportunities that can benefit the entire organization.

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Management Excellence Book Review: Management? It’s Not What You Think

Management Excellence

by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel. Also, there’s the reality that many management books struggle to adequately fill the space between the book-covers, offering up their best in the introduction, the first chapter and the wrap-up chapter. Here are my thoughts on: Management? It's Not What You Think!