Robert Galford’s HBR Blog Network article, “How to keep your cool during a performance review” suggest there is a widespread abhorrence and likely fear of the annual performance review. To make what is often a not-so-good experience better Robert offers four tactics: relax; prepare yourself to hear one or more unexpected ‘somethings’; if you don’t [...]
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Performance Appraisal: Pathway to Mistrust
Posted in Leadership, Management, partnership, Quality, Relationships, tagged Culture, Decision-making, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, organizational design, partnership, Progress, Quality, relationships, Systems Thinking on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Retaining Talent
Posted in Leadership, Management, partnership, Quality, Relationships, tagged Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, management, organizational design, partnership, Progress, Quality, relationships, Systems Thinking on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a Forbes.com article Eric Jackson presented the following top ten reasons why large companies fail to keep their best talent.
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #28
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged Leadership, management, partnership, relationships on August 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a New York Times interview, Kenny Chesney, the country music singer, offers a glimpse of his approach to managing. Although Kenny Chesney Inc. employs about 150 people, 120 of which are on the road with him everyday, the insights we can gain from his way of thinking about managing/leading apply to any size organization.
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #21
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged Critical Thinking, Leadership, Learning, Progress, relationships on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An interview with Gregory B. Maffei, president and chief executive of Liberty Media , revealed an essential capability for leaders interested in enhancing their organization’s adaptability and in turn improving its viability. In a word such leaders need to be facilitators. That is to say leaders must facilitate learning by encouraging critical and creative thinking [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #20
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, partnership, relationships on December 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent interview Bob Brennan, president and CEO of Iron Mountain, said “businesses are going through this transformation where command-and-control leadership is dead.”
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #15
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Relationships, tagged human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, partnership, relationships on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Anne Berkowitch, the co-founder and CEO of SelectMinds, shares her view of keys to effective leadership in an interview with Adam Bryant of the New York Times. Anne states “it’s really about being able to bring together a group of people, get the best out of them and get them wanting to work as a [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #14
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Relationships, tagged Development of Self, Leadership, management, partnership, relationships on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The chairman and chief executive of Cardinal Health, George Barrett, shared his experiences and perspective on leadership in a recent interview with Adam Bryant of the New York Times. Throughout the interview, in speaking about his experiences and the leadership lessons he learned, George Barrett framed leadership not as a position or skills but as [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #13
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Relationships, tagged Development of Self, Leadership, partnership, relationships on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A recent interview with Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and C.E.O. of Care.com, highlighted the importance that self-leadership and productive relationships are to effective leadership.
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #12
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Progress, tagged Decision-making, Leadership, Learning, management, partnership, relationships on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A New York Times interview with Aaron Levie, co-founder and C.E.O of Box.net, reveals the importance of fostering a sense-of-mission to maintaining a viable enterprise and of leading by developing partnerships with employees. In regard to the first point Aaron said, “everyone has a start-up mentality…so everyone feels really a part of what we’re doing…everyone [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #10
Posted in Leadership, partnership, tagged human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, partnership, Problem Solving, Statistical Thinking, Systems Thinking on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In saying, “I believe that it is not about me…it’s very much about the team”, Linda Heasley, President and CEO of The Limited, concisely expresses her philosophy of leadership. Underlying this position on leadership is the fact that leadership involves We and not Me.
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