5 Management Lessons From , Yup, Gardening!!!
It never ceases to amaze me where and how lesson are learned. In this article, the author compares growing plants with growing a successful business through people and gives pointers on how to do it!!! Source: Forbes
7 Future Forces Not to be Ignored
From futurist Bob Johansen….. Two new forces — what Johansen calls “known unknowns” — will play out in the next 10 years: digital natives and cloud-served supercomputing. Both are obvious and yet “wildly unpredictable.” Digital natives — those 16-years-old or younger in 2012 — will be “a disruptive force on a scale that we cannot yet imagine.” We know this is the first generation raised in a world of connectivity and social media — yet we don’t know how this will change their brains or behavior. Similarly, we…
Being a Developmental Manager
Source: Great Leadership
How to Pick and Stick to Career Goals
I always admired “kids”, MBA students as well as my own, who knew exactly what they wanted career-wise. I sure didn’t and sort of fell into consulting by being transferred around to different posts with Citibank. I finally realized I love the variety and problem solving — I am a consultant!!!! This article adds insight into choosing and sticking to career goals. Source: Forbes
The Five Personalities of Innovators: Which One Are You?
An interesting article in innovation. “No one group can be considered the purest “entrepreneurial group,” but Movers and Shakers and Experimenters may be the closest. They have the strongest tendency to be internally driven, in control and bridle the most at others telling them what to do. ” Being internally driven is the strongest motivator of them all — no rewards need be promised, no punishment or threats — just the pure joy of “doing and being” the best!!!! Source: Forbes
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs
Walter Isaaccson, author of the best selling biography on Steve Jobs reacts to how many readers have focused on the rough side of Job’s personality. In this update, he focuses on the real leadership lessons we can all take away from this extraordinary man. Focus, simplify, take end to end responsibility, leapfrog, product before profit, don’t be a slave to focus groups, bend reality, “impute”, push for perfections, tolerate only “A”players, engage face to face, know both the big picture and the details,combine both the…
Boundary Spanning in Action
Align group boundaries to identify new ways to resolve business issueS! “The Team Charter Off-Site is a tactic we use and recommend for setting out a team’s uniqueness and direction (a buffering tactic, if you’re familiar with our boundary spanning leadership model). Head off to a place that gets everybody out of the office. Spend half the time away in a non-work activity (hiking, eating, golfing, etc.). Focus the rest of your time constructing a Team Charter. Elements you’ll want to discuss are: Purpose. Narrow…
The Economic Roots of Your Life Crisis
This is a terrific blog on seemingly everyone’s midlife business crisis, what really matters in the new corporate reality, what you can take control of to avoid crisis. It’s very insightful and discusses how instructions of today and our attitudes shape our future. Economc Roots Of YouR Life Crisis
How to Balance Your Life
Interesting perspective from the Center for Creative Leadership on making your life work. Focus on three factors to start your self analysis: 1. Do you separate your roles or allow constant interruptions? 2. What level of intensity do you feel around the different roles you play? 3. How much say do you have in your work/life boundary? http://www.ccl.org/leadership/enewsletter/2012/FEBmaking.aspx
Intuitive Based Leadership
Intuitive based leadership is an approach I use in my advisory and coaching business that helps executives understand the key characteristics of outstanding performers in business – always asking questions, believe their subordinates have the answers, praise others, look for what’s right with ideas and situations vs. what’s wrong, they are curious like a three year old, have an endless amount of energy, etc. I could go on and on. We’ve all have known people like this. Haven’t we? Their style is different. They are…
