3 Steps to Influential Leadership: Step 1 – Allowance

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Alan Mikolaj

While there are many ideas and theories about what makes up influential leadership, there are three ingredients that are ‘necessary, but not enough.’  They are necessary for influential leadership, but not sufficient.  Of course, there are many more ingredients to cook up influential leadership, but whatever recipe you are using to help improve your leadership [...]

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On Leadership, NASCAR and Changing Gears

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

Race car driving is a potent metaphor for leadership.  Watching any NASCAR race shows how many people it takes to keep the car running and get it over the finish line.  An efficiently running business is no different… The Leadership Lane True leadership develops when organizations can unite behind a common purpose that serves their [...]

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Leaders: How to Get Your Next Job

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Rachel Wallins

In my career as a Leadership/OD practitioner, I have had the great luck of making some great hires. I have also had the not-so-great luck of making some not-so-great hires. Along the way, however, I have found that having an open position can drive some of us to drink. Whine & Wine Right now for a recruiter [...]

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Leaders: How Do You Look at Seniority?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

Have you heard this statement before? It is: “I have seniority.” So what do you mean exactly by “seniority? And why does this matter? sen·ior·i·ty    [seen-yawr-i-tee, -yor-] noun 1. the state of being senior;  priority of birth; superior age. 2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person’s length of service, as in a profession, trade,company, or union. Barring unionized workforces, I just don’t believe this statement has as much meaning as it used to.  I remember, at the time I was coming into [...]

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On Leading Like a CPA: A Lesson in Ethics

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

As in most professions, CPAs can run into ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. However for CPAs, the process for handling the ethical dilemma and the outcome must follow specific guidelines as established by the CPA profession and its regulatory agencies. The AICPA has a Code of Professional Conduct its members, and most other licensed [...]

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Leaders: 7 Signs Your Confidence is Fading

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Monica Wofford

Few are willing to discuss the very element that can quickly cripple a leader: Confidence. Whether it’s in the new leader who pretends to know it all, or the leader who has done the job since the invention of dirt, the outcome ususally is the same. Too little or too much confidence can keep a [...]

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Top Gun Leadership: You Are Not Alone

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

From the 1986 movie Top Gun: “- Maverick, call the ball.” “- Roger.  Maverick has the ball.” Even though you may think that you re in charge and that you are the only thing that matters, you need to take a look around you and think again . . . Because you’re wrong. You Are [...]

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