Micro Managers Are Not Leaders

I don’t know why, but recently I have been exposed to a flood of micro-managers.
The painful thing about micro-managers is not only their suffocating style but their adamant denial of their management style. 
Denial, denial, denial.
Maybe they would get it if this Holiday Season, Santa were to place a note into their stocking hung by the fireplace? If he [...]

Catch a Whiff of This !

Have you ever wondered about the power of different aromas, smells and scents? Well you will learn allot from a fascinating must read book which is on the market today – Whiff! The Revolution of Scent Communication in the Information Age. 
Everything Smells!
It’s the truth! Everything and everyone on Planet Earth has a distinct smell.
From your mother and lover [...]

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 Development Program

 The success of leadership development programs in any organization, generally require these 9 elements;
1. You will need endorsement and support from the highest level of leadership – otherwise it will be the first thing to go (if something has to go) or, it will be received as just another company program and you may be wasting your time [...]

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 [...]

“What, Me Worry?”

As a kid, I read and enjoyed the humor of MAD Magazine. Sick, I know but I was a kid.
I never expected in my wildest dreams that I would extract a leadership lesson as a result of this 56 year old classic publication. However, the recent reaction and action by Circuit City leadership serves up a fresh  [...]

Developing Leaders

Although there many ways to help leaders develop in their role – leadership seminars, leadership workshops, mentoring, coaching from the boss, leadership professional coaching, self development plans – utilizing a leadership 360 degree feedback survey is the best place to start.
A leadership 360 degree feedback survey is a tool in which leaders rate themselves and receive [...]

The Last Lecture – Leadership Lesson 9

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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No Job Is Beneath You
Everyone needs to read this segment in the book – page 168 … it’s [...]

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 – [...]