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: True Transformation Has to Start at the Top

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Cheryl Dilley

There is an undeniable trend of transformation going on in corporations around the globe.  Economic crisis, bad politics, global climate changes, survival and disruptive technology are just a few reasons behind the trend.  Reinventing Your Leaders Many companies, large and small have to come up with creative ways to reinvent themselves. This requires change: Tops [...]

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5 Ways A Sports Mentality Helps Leaders

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

Many of the analogies used in business refer to sports in some way. Indeed, many of the attributes needed to be successful in business are shared with team sports. Whether or not you have played sports, there are several ways that effective sports strategies can be applied directly to your role as a business leader. [...]

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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 Leadership, Planning, and Action

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Loreen Sherman

Many leaders wake up in the morning and jump straight into action. They are ready to take charge, ready for success, and ready for results. They often “feel” just about ready for anything! But often, the only thing they are ready for is mediocrity. The Fallacy of Ready Unfortunately for many leaders, from newbies to the [...]

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Why We Fake Authentic Leadership and How to Stop

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ginny Whitelaw

Authentic leadership may seem like a no-brainer. But is it this simple? We probably think: “Of course we want to BE THIS; we want to FOLLOW THIS; we want NOTHING BUT THIS in leadership. Easy Peasy From works like Kevin Cashman’s Leadership from the Inside Out, or Bill George’s, True North, we’ve had excellent ways to talk [...]

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On Leadership and Learning to Pace

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Cheryl Ragsdale

Pacing: How I Realized I Was in Sprint Mode Most of the Time Problems sometimes get solved in the most unusual ways. As I worked through a framework designed to help me look at one business problem in a new way, I had a “Eureka! moment” pertaining to solving an entirely different problem. Life in the Fast [...]

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