On Leadership, Corruption, and The Empire of the Heart

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Timothy R. Clark

The United States is more corrupt than Japan, Britain, Australia, Germany, and the Scandinavian nations. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, the US ranks 22 out of 181 countries. You might take consolation in the fact that America is not endemically corrupt, not a broken society, not an un-drainable swamp, as are many nations [...]

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Instilling Pride: A Key to Eliciting Excellence

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael Beck

Eliciting excellence in others is the essence of leadership. One of the most effective means to do this is to instill a sense of pride in those around us. Instilling pride has a myriad of benefits – quality of work and workmanship improves, creativity and innovation increases, collaboration is facilitated more easily, and people are willing [...]

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Leaders: The 24-Hour Rule To Firing People

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

Why?  Why, Why, why, why, why? WHY can’t people get firing someone RIGHT THE FIRST TIME? In the past year, so many high-profile examples have been put before us as “how to not fire people.” It’s embarrassing to witness. Is “foot-in-mouth” disease running rampant with those who fire people? Foot-in-Mouth-a-thon Think of these examples: Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, [...]

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Getting Projects Completed Successfully

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ron Edmondson

Often times leaders give up on trying to make the team-concept work at their organizations. What they end up doing instead is to take on the projects themselves and leave the opportunity for a team-based solution in the dust. When a leader takes this approach, they are stealing huge benefits from their teams. By stepping [...]

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Leadership: Gettin’ Stuff Done Without Using Your Hands

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Tom Schulte

“Leadership is getting stuff done without using your hands.” A quote similar to this was told to me when I was in training to be a manager as a young man. It helped me immeasurably to focus on getting results through the efforts and organization of others in a hectic environment that required a fine-tuned [...]

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Leadership: A Job Or A Calling?

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Doug Ramsey

Leaders are faced with many decisions that often instill fear and indecision. This can lead to them staying on a path just because it is there and seems safe while the alternatives seem fraught with uncertainty. When this occurs, here is my advice: “When you come to the fork in the road, take it…” Leadership Cross Roads [...]

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How to Man Up and Do the Right Thing

Posted on October 22, 2010 by LaRae Quy

The phrase man up is a zinger that’s caught on with women who pride themselves on being strong, irreverent, and post-feminist. Men have been using the phrase as well. It’s a challenge that implies a lack of courage and empowers those who use it. The Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada, Sharron Angle, challenged her [...]

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