New Years Goal – Accept Your 360 Feedback

I thought I would offer another goal for you to consider shooting for in 2009 – “Accept Your 360 Feedback” as reality and do something about it.
Believe it or not, there are actually some leaders who go through a formal 360 degree feedback process – get feedback from their peers or direct reports  - then don’t [...]

What Does A 360 Degree Feedback Survey Do ?

A 360° feedback survey;
• Measures leadership behaviors and competencies
• Provides feedback on how others perceive an employee
• Addresses relevant leadership skills such as communication, planning, and accountability
• Brings focus on subjective areas such as teamwork, character, and leadership effectiveness 
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Leadership Quote

 “My Grandfather once told me that there were two types of people: those who do the work and those that take the credit. He told me to try and be in the first group. There is much less competiton.”
Indiria Ghandi
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Leadership In A Down Market

Our market is in the tank … What do I do ?
The question is a common one these days … and I wish it wasn’t the question leaders ask. Because, it tells me there is a leadership problem.
An effective leader would not ask – “what do I do?” … but would ask – “where are we in [...]

Leadership and Tolerating Mediocrity

I am stunned, shocked and appalled at a recent story I heard about a 911 operator in the Atlanta area.
Now I may not have all of the facts – but the bottom line is someone lost their life because apparently the 911 operator messed up the call … and had a history of messing up on the [...]

Leadership Performance

Thought you might enjoy this article from a Syracuse newspaper – READ IT HERE.
This article reminds me of the leadership lessons learned in the book – The Leadership Pill: The Missing Ingredient In Motivating People Today by Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick.
The leader who has a vision, has a plan, treats his team with respect, has [...]

Choose Your Boss – Results

Earlier in the week I posted a “Choose Your Boss” blog – here.
If you remember I wondered “if entertainers, politicians, musicians, actors / actresses, professional athletes, and celebrities would make great business leaders.”
I asked you to vote for the person who you thought would make the best boss – Barack Obama – Roger Clemens [...]

Last Lecture – Leadership Lesson 10

I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Do Unto Others
On page 158, Mr. Pausch writes – “Go out and do for others what somebody [...]

The Last Lecture – Leadership Lesson 8

I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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Brick Walls Are There For A Reason
While describing obstacles, in Mr. Pausch’s book on page 79 – [...]

Last Lecture – Leadership Lesson 6

I found the Randy Pausch Last Lecture video and book very uplifting and inspiring – full of life and leadership lessons. If you haven’t seen the video, you can see it here … and you can get the book here.
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A Proper and Meaningful Apology
On occasion exceptional leaders will mess up to a point where they need [...]