“Seat” of the Pants Leadership

Posted on July 31, 2009 by George Brymer

Without question, one of the toughest leadership roles to step into is that of an outsider brought in to manage a tight-knit group of veteran employees. Maybe you’ve experienced this scenario in your career: you’re excited about the opportunity to head up a new team; but your new workers greet your arrival with sentiments ranging [...]

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On Leadership and Cheeseburgers

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Tom Schulte

So what does it take to become The Big Cheese in an organization? Or to become it in life in general? You know, this means that you are becoming “the most influential or important person in a group.” Do you have to be driven? Do you have to be ruthless? Do you have to be [...]

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Too Stupid to Lead?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Anil Saxena

Why is it that every time I talk to someone about their manager, what I hear from them is how bad things are with their boss?  I ask myself “Is this the norm?  Does that happen to everyone?“ With all of the management knowledge available, I would think that managers should be able to lead [...]

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Bullets:Corn

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Dr Richard Norris

How should you lead yourself and your organization in this global down economy? Better yet, how should you lead in ANY ecomomy? Even more importantly in economic terms, how should you lead your revenue generating activities to help your organization grow and remain a sustainable and prosperous entity? Answer: Use corn not bullets! If we listen to [...]

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Timeout

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Scott Archibald

Sometimes a timeout is appropriate and deserved. If you have kids or if you play(ed) sports, you can probably relate to calling a timeout. In either case, calling a timeout halts the immediate “play” and allows time to regroup. But not only in child-rearing or on the sports field is calling a timeout an appropriate [...]

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Leadership is Leadership

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

I had the privilege of attending a luncheon today at Otterbein College, hosted by the Westerville (OH) Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Business committee.  For the first time in 25 years, Otterbein has a new president, and its first female president in the school’s 162 year history, Dr. Kathy Krendl. Dr. Krendl was the featured speaker.  Her [...]

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Spending Time and Money

Posted on July 23, 2009 by David DeHaven

Many say that time is money. And that money is time. And money is also described as a lot of other things. But money “ain’t ever” described as cancer. Someone dear to me was recently diagnosed with Stage I Melanoma cancer. Since the cancer was discovered early, it appears that with a succesful surgery she will [...]

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