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Leading Thoughts for June 29, 2023

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Source: The One Truth: Elevate Your Mind, Unlock Your Power, Heal Your Soul II. Robert Waterman on bureaucracies: “Bureaucracy gets us through the day; it deals efficiently with everyday problems. The lie that you are separate is the problem.

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The Power of Walking-Around Management

First Friday Book Synopsis

They had observed it during their study of Bill Hewlett and David Packard as they ran their eponymous computer company. […].

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Resilience: How We Can Learn to Bounce Forward

Leading Blog

Translational leaders do not dispense with hierarchies; they recognize and respect their power. Instead, standing at the intersection of many constituencies, translational leaders knit together social networks that complement hierarchical power structures. Robert Waterman on Adhocracy.) They were leading from the middle out.

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Closing Your Company’s “Leadership Gap”

Michael Lee Stallard

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. Celebrating these leaders and their teams through organizational communications (such as the company intranet, social media, and print publications) sends a powerful message and spreads best practices.

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10 Gifts For You To Succeed In 2011.

Rich Gee Group

He not only develops and publishes the bible on “Book Yourself Solid”, in it, he links to a workbook which is a very powerful way for one to really LEARN his techniques. Peters and Waterman — “In Search of Excellence”. recent posts 3 Tips To Take More Powerful Notes During Meetings. The man is a genius. I use this book everyday.

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A Moment of Reflection on 50 Years

The Center For Leadership Studies

In the fall of 1983, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman published “ In Search of Excellence.” A multitiered Situational Leadership ® -based curriculum that tethers our model to coaching, Emotional Intelligence, DiSC ® , power, leading teams and leading change. Then things changed — in a hurry!

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Want to Improve Customer Service – Treat Your Employees Better

The Practical Leader

” He goes on to show how one of the keys to improving customer service is: “‘the power of management by common sense.’ Excellence author and management consultant, Bob Waterman explains, “Carrying out a decision doesn’t start after the decision; it starts with the decision.