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 [...]

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 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 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 Succession Plans

Does your company have a formalized leadership succession plan ? If you don’t – you should give some serious consideration to putting one together.
The primary reasons you should formalize a succession plan for your key leadership positions are;
*  you are able to prepare individuals for growth and advancement … without knowing where you are targeting your [...]

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  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]