Bad, Good, and Great Leaders
Bad leaders try to keep things as they always have been. They mostly push and struggle. Good leaders try to enlist others […]
Tag: leadership
We Are The Leaders
We are the leaders. More than half of the successes and failures of our organizations are down to us as leaders. Our […]
Choose This Way of Leading
Our goal as leaders is to have people do the best possible things at the best possible time to get the results […]
They Will Show Us How Well We Are Leading
Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you’re doing it. – Benjamin Zander Conductor, Boston Philharmonic We can […]
Knowing When To Lead Differently
We nimble leaders have four ways to lead. We can conduct, coach, collaborate, or convene. We select a way to match the situation: […]
No Carrots. No Sticks.
Traditional notions of management are great if you want compliance. But if you want engagement, self-direction works better. – Dan Pink Despite all […]
Stress Is…
Stress is the difference between the way things are and the way we think they should be. This means that we can reduce […]
The Secret Ingredient
Before we direct, correct, encourage, sell to, influence, plead with, or praise people, let’s take a moment to quietly love them. If we can’t […]
To Succeed Wildly
We succeed because we believe we will. We succeed wildly when we truly believe we will succeed despite having little or no […]
Delegating Trust and Authority
Delegation requires trust and authority. We must trust that we have adequately described the problem and the desired outcomes. We must trust that […]