Leadership Wisdom or Pound Foolish?

Posted on February 11, 2010 by George Brymer

“As you might imagine,” a prospective client told me the other day, “we’ve eliminated all training because of the economy.”
“It seems to me,” I politely suggested, “that leadership training would be especially critical in these economic times. After all, what company can afford to have unmotivated employees when staffs are already so thin? And what if your [...]

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Are You an “A” Player? (not what you think…)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Christa (Centola) Dhimo

Sure, everyone’s talking about “recovery” and “innovation” and “leadership” as being some of the biggest buzzwords this side of a decade (just as “sophisticated, innovative, and entitlement” graced last year… yes, I had to keep “innovative”), but I’ve got my own buzzword that I’m coining and using as excessively as I can
My new buzzword is:

AUDACITY.

Go [...]

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Hey Leaders: What Are You Reading Now?

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

So many books…so little time!
I have a passion for books.  Real, hard cover books that I can hold in my hand, turn the pages of, write in or highlight key phrases, put on the shelf and then take down to once again read inspirational or thought provoking sections. I am not an e-book kind of [...]

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Everyone Deserves Good Servant Leadership

Posted on November 25, 2009 by David Hasenbalg

Be Honest
How many people woke up this morning and said to themselves, “I’m going to be completely non-productive today”? How many people went into work this morning committed to finding a way to make mistakes? The answer is nobody. Nobody goes into something hoping to fail. So, why do some people flourish while others struggle? [...]

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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. News and World Report ranks [...]

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On Leadership and Doing Dishes

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Do you remember your first journey into a role where you were not the leader in the beginning of the voyage, but by the end you were in charge? I certainly do. I have actually had many of these throughout my life. The first big one I recall started when I was about 9-years old and ended [...]

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You’re a Leader – Now Grow Up

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Chris Sprague

While people get into leadership and leadership roles for many different reasons, one thing that most leaders go through is the realization that their thoughts and actions need to be matured over time.  Some leaders are lucky – they realize this before anyone knows how immature they really are on the inside.  However, the vast [...]

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Leadership Follies – Someday One Day

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Anil Saxena

Are there things in your life you have left undone? Do you regret not trying out something new?  Are there times that conversations take too long to be had?
As I helped decorate my daughter’s room for a birthday celebration, reflecting on her age reminded me of how old I really am. It strangely occurred to [...]

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Your Leadership Love Cup

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Tom Schulte

Everyone has an appetite for love. We all need it, want it, and gotta have it. In fact, we all need a lot of it.
But the kind of love that I am talking about is probably not what you are thinking. I am not talking about the overt mushy Valentine’s Day kind of love. I am [...]

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On Leadership and Facebook

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Tom Schulte

I was resting this past weekend watching an NFL football game on TV and I picked up my BlackBerry to check my Facebook page during halftime. I learned two important lessons right then that will alter my leadership behaviors and disposition in the future. I learned a thing or two about life in those moments on Facebook. [...]

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