Leadership Storyboarding

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Andy Uskavitch

People become leaders – by title – because they’re good at . . . well, leading.  Well, in addition to this… you also need to be good at organizing, counseling, and many other things.   But for now, I just want to focus on organizing. Organizing projects and processes, that is. Organizing Formats As a [...]

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Leadership: How to Make an Elephant Fly

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

“I seen a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, I seen a needle that winked its eye. But I be done seen ‘bout ev’rything When I see an elephant fly.”                                                   [...]

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The Leader’s Journey: The Fool On The Hill?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Doug Ramsey

During one of my personal contemplation sessions, I was taken away by the Beatles song “Fool on the Hill” which was playing in another room in our house. It’s the Beatles playing, so of course I had to listen to the whole song… A Different Perspective But perhaps because of my state-of-mind or perhaps it was [...]

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Have You Capped Your Potential?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Paul Andrew

There’s an unusual looking building I often walk past in New York at 11 Madison Avenue. And it got me thinking recently… All Base, No Stride Today the stout-looking building in the picture above is home to Credit Suisse’s World Headquarters. Back in 1909 the Met Life Tower on the site was the tallest building [...]

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Why Leadership Is A Tool

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Greg Githens

Getting stuff done within an organization requires resources, people, and planning. Sometimes it is easy, and sometimes… not so much. In any case, it always requires leadership. Something Easy Simple projects like finding out what office supplies need ordering and getting them into the stock room on the right shelf at the right time (and at [...]

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Confessions of a Leadership Coach

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Doug Ramsey

Do we live in a professional world of magical thinking? Consider this: Our leaders reduce complex issues into sound bites and slogans.  We cheer and applaud as if something significant has occurred.  We anxiously execute change programs, performance improvements, training and development, coaching and other interventions with the highest of hopes and beliefs that we [...]

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Leading Below The Radar

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Ken Jones

As far as customers are concerned you are the company. This is not a burden, but the core of your job.  You hold in your hands the power to keep customers coming back – perhaps even to make or break the company. ~Unknown Nothing Up My Sleeve… As funds to purchase services have become more [...]

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