Programmed for Failure: Leading Our Knowledge Workers

Posted on November 18, 2009 by George Brymer

Geeks are different from other people. If this comes as a shocking statement to you, you’re either oblivious to others or unusually charitable with your opinion about others.” Paul Glen, Leading Geeks: How to Manage and Lead People Who Deliver Technology Normal is… I began my professional working career as a computer programmer, and although it’s been [...]

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44 Seconds

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Scott Archibald

44 seconds. That was the difference between first and second place in a nearly six and half hour race. It was my 12th triathlon of the 2009 racing season and I came in second place. By 44 seconds… Triathlons are a unique sport as there are no scoreboards and usually no coaches providing you any [...]

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Managing Mondays: “Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown.”

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Jason Christensen

A crown is a symbol of leadership dating back many centuries. The bearer of the crown has traditionally been a member of royalty, one who leads his people through all trials, tribulations and victories. The carrier of the crown shoulders tremendous responsibility. Persons with great responsibility, carry a heavy burden to lead their people. Thus, [...]

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Leaders: Are You Embracing Life?

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Louise Wightman

There is a fine line between patience and procrastination… Which is it for you? Do you feel life is passing you by or are you ready to embrace life and look at life through a new set of eyes? Are you waiting for someone to see your brilliance within the workplace and give you a [...]

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Golfing Your Way to Success as a Leader – Part One

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Bryan Gilman

I love using sports analogies to help drive home a point. I use batting averages in baseball and shots-on-goal in hockey as analogies for sales people’s successes. In the past I have talked about how football teams are really made up of three separate teams; the offensive team, the defensive team, and the special teams, [...]

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We Created Them… Now What?

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Barb Miller

As I walk the halls of organizations today, I hear comments like: “They want to be promoted as soon as they arrive!?!?“ “They think they know it all!” “They have such a sense of entitlement…“ I hear these comments coming from Senior and Boomer managers about Millennials or Gen Y employees. Leading Across the Generations: [...]

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Leadership Leaderboard: What If Leaders Were Ranked?

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

 It seems our society has a tendency to rank nearly everything. Here are just a few to help make the point: The 100 best companies to work for are ranked by Fortune Magazine America votes…and ranks American Idol contestants Consumer Reports rates many products we all buy Television shows are ranked by Nielson Media Research Each year, U.S. [...]

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