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 [...]

Time Management and Time Wasters

The most effective leaders are masters at managing their time … I call them ”Personal Productivity Champions”.
A critical aspect of being a personal productivity champion is the ability to identify and crush time wasters. A time waster is something that robs your planning and executing time and does not contribute to your efforts to lead. 
So as you go about [...]

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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The Last Lecture – Leadership Lesson 7

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 Not Ignore the Importance of Culture
In the Last Lecture book – pg171, the author talks about [...]

Are Your Employees Engaged ?

Do you ever stop - look – listen to determine if your employees are engaged in their work … or your company ?
Most leaders don’t, they are usually too busy traveling or meeting to really notice what is going on around them and quite frankly many take their workers for granted.
Bad formula: (Travel + Meetings) – Listening [...]