Tag: leadership
Fear the Randomly Dogmatic Boss or Colleague
New leaders should have an organizing framework and not follow it. In the wise words of Wharton Professor Len Lodish, "It is better to be vaguely right than precisely wrong."…
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Leading Those That Would Undermine Your Leadership
The number one thing experienced leaders regret is not moving faster on people. Even so, many leaders are reluctant to make early people moves for fear of upsetting the apple…
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The Cure for Incompetent Onboarding
The conscious competence model applies: - Unconscious Competence: Have the knowledge and the skills. (Can make music.) - Conscious Competence: Have the knowledge, but not the skills. (Know how to…
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Intentional Leaders Are Not Victims of Circumstance
The point is that the actions or reactions of a leader should be intentional. Choose to go in harm’s way. Choose to influence history. Choose to look after your followers.…
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Choosing Between Henry VIII and Suleiman the Magnificent’s Approaches to Succession Management
Henry VIII and Suleiman the Magnificent were contemporaries that had dramatically different approaches to succession management. In theory, an English king had one wife whose first-born son would succeed the…
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How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results
I recently asked acoustics expert David Greenberg what the greatest concert hall is. He quickly replied, “For what?” He went on to explain that different venues are better for certain…
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Fear, Pride, Beaurocracy
I'm on the last legs of a series of workshops in Asia that have taken me to China, Malaysia, Singapore, and India over a relatively brief period of time. …
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Derek Jeter has a good day
We all have good days and bad days. Often it seems that the bad days are the ones that get the most attention and scrutiny. So it's nice to…
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Positive Misdirection Instills Confidence
It started out as an offer to help find a place for an event. But as Sail to Prevail CEO Paul Callahan got into it, he strengthened his own leadership skills to go…
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