Richard Boyatzis of Case Western Reserve, in HRB Blog Network, spoke to the need for teams to have what he calls resonant leaders. Richard states such leaders “are able to build trusting, engaged and energizing relationships with others around them” and as a result the team is able to “adapt, innovate and sustain performance. “ [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Culture’
Resonant Leaders Require Positive Energy
Posted in Leadership, partnership, Relationships, tagged Culture, Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, Moral Values, partnership, Progress, Quality, relationships on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Transcend Self-Interest
Posted in Leadership, Life, Progress, Relationships, tagged Critical Thinking, Culture, Development of Self, Economy, human spirit, Leadership, partnership, Progress, relationships, Systems Thinking on April 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There seems to be a growing acceptance of the notion that we each are free independent individuals and as a consequence we not only can, but also should, order life in society accordingly. Being free independent individuals necessarily means people can freely do as they please or more specifically that they should do as [...]
Which Energy Fields Do You Use
Posted in Leadership, Life, Quality, tagged Change, Creativity, Culture, Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, management, Progress, Quality on April 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There is little doubt that life requires energy and in life we each are free to canalize our energy as we choose. As the saying goes it is not what happens in life so much as what you do with what happens that makes all the difference.
From Whence Creativity Emerges
Posted in Creativity, Leadership, Quality, tagged Culture, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, Progress, Quality, relationships on March 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Alessandro Di Fiore, CEO of ECSI, reports that a recent ECSI survey found “68% of business leaders firmly believe that great innovators are born and cannot be made.” Alessandro also notes in a HBR blog post “scientific evidence of the last 30 years has proven just the opposite.” So is this just a little factoid [...]
Capitalism’s Morality
Posted in Economy, Life, Morality/Ethics, tagged Business of business, Critical Thinking, Culture, Economy, Ethical Principles, Moral Values on March 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In an article titled “The difference between private and public morality” Robert Reich states the “economy is built on a foundation of shared morality.” So where is shared morality addressed among the precepts of our economic system? Though Reich notes, Adam Smith considered himself a moral philosopher—writing Theory of Moral Sentiments—I must add he also [...]
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 | 3 Comments »
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 [...]
Hidden Leadership Lesson #31
Posted in Leadership, Management, Quality, tagged Culture, Development of Self, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, management, organizational design, Quality, relationships on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Those in authority can provide leadership experience to people in their organization by striving to provide them the opportunity to realize joy in work. Accordingly, in a New York Times interview, Ori Hadomi (CEO of Mazor Robitics) asserts, “It’s important that people are happy in what they do. I believe my role is not to [...]
What We Are Doing To Each Other
Posted in Leadership, Life, Morality/Ethics, tagged Culture, Ethical Principles, human spirit, Leadership, Moral Values, Quality, relationships on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Monthly we are told that the unemployment rate is essentially stuck in the neighborhood of 9% and that the real unemployment is more like 17 to 20%. We have about 25 million people unemployed and without the means to provide for the essential basic human needs. Those without jobs don’t need the monthly figures to [...]
Hidden Lessons in Leadership #29
Posted in Leadership, organizational design, Quality, Relationships, tagged Culture, human spirit, Leadership, Learning, organizational design, partnership, Quality, relationships on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a New York Times interview Andrew M. Thompson, co-founder and C.E.O of Proteus, spoke about how he advances the capability of his company by creating and maintaining what he calls “ a leadership culture as opposed to a management culture.” As Andrew noted, “culture in our company is a really big deal, and we [...]
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