All Things Related to leadership
06.01.2006
When you talk about love in the workplace, most folks think of inter-office romances or tawdry office affairs. At the very least, our culture teaches us that love should not be part of our workplace vernacular. That’s unfortunate since it is love which energizes us toward new heights and gives us courage to take authentic [...]
05.16.2006
While in Austin, TX this past week, I had some time to kill and discovered the wonderful BookPeople store. While browsing through their business section, I stumbled across a gem called Joy at Work by Dennis Bakke. The subtitle is A Revolutionary Approach to Fun on the Job (there’s that word ‘fun’ again). What is [...]
05.08.2006
Nope, workplace hazard prevention day isn’t for another few months. Actually the title doesn’t have much to do with this post…I just kinda wanted to use it A couple of weeks ago, Kevin Holland at Associations Inc. blogged on a recent King of the Hill episode lampooning the workplace entertainment provided by Cold Stone Creamery. [...]
01.06.2006
My CEO just hit me with this particular bit of wisdom. And he’s right…we tend to put more effort into the things that we own. From my own experience, I’ve never washed a rental car and I’m more invested in the home that I own now than my previous home, which I rented. So, what [...]
12.08.2005
Chris Corrigan at Parking Lot offers ten strategies for making meetings work. His post directly addresses public meetings, but the ideas play well when you have to facilitate any gathering where passions run high and conflict is inevitable. Among the highlights are: Be prepared and curious. Come into the meeting room curious. Be curious about [...]
11.29.2005
I was chatting with my CEO yesterday when I noticed a stack of periodicals on his small conference table. On top of the stack was a trade magazine in which the latest issue deals with leadership (or at least I think so even though there seemed to be just one article on the subject). But [...]
11.12.2005
Anita Sharpe at the Worthwhile blog offered a simple question that’s sure to elicit some diverse and dynamic discussion: What’s the #1 job of a leader? According to Boeing, it’s Appreciation. Here’s the comment I left: Hmmm…interesting. I’ll both agree and disagree with that. I’ll agree with the importance of showing appreciation to those around [...]
09.08.2005
Ah, football season approaches so you’ll likely see a lot of metaphors popping up on this blog and her sister blogs. By the way…Go Steelers. Okay, now I’m better. It’s not untypical for players to get all enthusiastic during practice and keep the aggression of the play going after the whistle blows. There may be [...]
09.02.2005
I apologize if the title of this post has been used before by someone else. It feels like I’ve heard it before but couldn’t find its genesis. It’s a concept that’s been kicking around in my head for a while now and seems like this is the perfect time to address it. The idea of [...]
08.23.2005
I’ve always believed that one of the key roles of a leader is to tend to the "heart and soul" of his or her staff. I’ve been told by some folks that this is just a form of cheerleading. And let me tell you, nothing could be further from the truth (or honestly piss me [...]
