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Poor Leadership; Poor Results
2007-10-29 22:33:00 Leaders are supposed to create momentum of change when there is dire need for it. So when you identify an area that should change, be it in business or in politics or in whatever arena, act upon it and don’t just hand the task to “the government” or “the powers that be”. At least try. ... More About: Results , Leadership , Links , Poor
Why the First 100 Days Can Make or Break Leaders
2007-10-29 12:00:00 The “First 100 Days ” . Every new president or executive has some variation of it. Those 100 days represent what may be instilled in the minds of many people for years to come. Those 100 days are the first impression. When someone starts out, be it in the political or in any other arena, she’s ... More About: Politics , Action , Break , Make
Leadership 425: Self-Trust
2007-10-28 15:20:00 Reading this will reassure you of your capacities. Sometimes we need to raise our awareness of our true worth. Leader ship 425: Self-Trust More About: Links
Developing 3-Dimensional Leaders
2007-10-26 15:41:00 Jim Blot, of Fast Company, points out the real causes of today’s leadership shortage and goes on to talk about the three dimensions that go into Developing the 3-Dime nsional Leader . Well worth the read. More About: Links , Leaders , Mens
The Three Ways of Great Leaders
2007-10-26 08:00:00 Old Fast Company article about different types of leaders and nice examples: The Three Ways of Great Leader s More About: Links
The 11 Simple Secrets
2007-10-24 20:08:00 The following is an excerpt from the book Beat the System by Robert W. MacDonald Being an entrepreneur is simply living a business life as it should be led. Mention the word entrepreneur and most folks conjure up an image of a wild dreamer who goes into business by the seat of his pants and risks all to make some ... More About: Secrets , Systems , Simple , Entrepreneurs
Links!
2007-10-23 15:00:00 Some interesting links about leadership (and some other things): Miki Saxon of Leadership Turn talks about three things that are simple, but are key to practicing leadership. Three Basics of Leading Leaders need to be in shape! The Zen Habits blog tells about some ways we can fire ourselves up to exercise. 31 Ways to Motivate Yourself ... More About: Links
Leadership - The One and Only Path To Becoming a Leader, by Anthony F. Smit
2007-10-19 14:30:00 By, Dr. Anthony F. SmithAuthor of The Taboos of Leader ship People have paid me a lot of money over the years to answer the following question for them: How do I become a great Leader? I will often answer them with the following questions: Q: How do you become a great parent? A: Do great parenting, day in, day out, ... More About: The O , Path
How to Build Effective Teams, by Christine Comaford-Lynch
2007-10-16 20:43:00 By Christine Comaford-Lynch, Author of Rules for Renegades Great people can make a mediocre product a success. But mediocre people can make a great product a disaster. Experience has taught me that you don’t have to have a great product. A good product is ok. Great people make the difference. Fact: You need a great team in order to succeed. Fiction: You need to have that great team in place from the get-go. Build ing teams takes time. So let’s discuss who you need on your team, how to build/support/retain that team, how to find your team members, and who your extended team members should be. All the other risks you face, such as market size and technology, won’t have half the impact of your team. Tip #1: Be Diverse A successful team must be composed of diverse players. You’ll need Visionaries, Leaders, Implementers and Infrastructure Builders/Supporters. Visionaries appear at all levels, but must, of course, be highly visible in executive managemen... More About: Teams , Effective
Thought Leadership
2007-10-16 15:00:00 Although this article uses the lawyer as an example, “Thought Leader ship ” is a very useful leadership resource in many areas. Thought leadership could be very effective to persuade others, especially due to the low barriers of entry into the internet, which can be used to distribute information more effectively than ever. Enjoy! Thought Leadership - A Long-Term Investment by Steven Matthews
Why Personal Leadership Will Save the Environment - Blog Action Day
2007-10-15 13:00:00 Â This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day. The purpose of this initiative is to get thousands of bloggers talking about one topic. This Blog Action Day’s topic is the environment. The environmental issue is a leadership issue. It involves persuasion, negotiation, inspiration, motivation, and all those other “-asions” and “-ations” that leadership is supposed to address. Therefore, leadership should play a central role in this discussion. These days, the environment is on everybody’s minds. Obviously, Al Gore has been partly responsible for such attention, with his Nobel Peace Prize and all. Scientist, politicians, economists argue over the actual existence of global warming, its cause, whether it is human-caused or natural, and so on. But hey, let all the science to, umm…the scientists. For the purposes of this article, I’ll take the sensible premise that global warming is a reality and that humans have a significant role in ... More About: Personal , Environment , Leadership
Leadership by Hypotheses (Forbes.com)
2007-10-14 14:00:00 Previously I wrote a post called Self Confidence to be a Leader . This article, Leadership by Hypothesis, by Pete Pande of Forbes .com, summarizes that importance of self confidence in a leader. Here is an excerpt: “Why “leadership by hypothesis?” Two simple answers: –Every decision a leader makes–every goal set, target defined, strategy developed–is fundamentally a hypothesis, a more or less educated guess about the future and the correct path to success. –The more conscious you are of your hypotheses, the better you can manage the inherent uncertainties and risks every leader and organization faces—and in many cases, use those uncertainties to your advantage. The best leaders are comfortable with hypotheses.”    Keep reading!
Building Your Leadership Skills
2007-10-14 12:58:00 I came across this article. It contains basic information about leadership abilities in general. Take a look: Building Your Leader ship Skills on BNET.
Responding to Failure
2007-10-13 18:12:00 Want short and sweet suggestions to deal with failure effectively? Read this post over at LeadershipJot.com, by Jonathan Frye. 3 Steps for How to Respond to Failure More About: Lure
Reinvent Yourself, a lá Al Gore: Nobel Peace Prize
2007-10-13 12:45:00 As you already know by now, former Vice-President Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I won’t enter into whether or not he deserved it, but it is another step in his “re-invention”, of which I wrote a post a couple of months ago. I decided to re-post it, for those of you who didn’t read it the first time: Successful investor. Best-selling author. Oscar-award winner. Movie producer. Multimillionaire. Savvy businessman. Ten years ago nobody would have fathomed that those terms would someday describe Al Gore. Yet they do. In the past decade he has founded Generation Investment Management and Current TV, produced An Inconvenient Truth, and wrote best-selling books such as his last one, The Assault on Reason. Granted, you don’t have to agree with his politics or views. But nobody can deny that he has transformed himself from a mocked and non-charismatic politician into a thriving businessman and leader in environmental issues.The former Vice-President... More About: Nobel Peace Prize
Review of ?What Made jack welch JACK WELCH?, by Stephen Baum
2007-10-11 14:00:00 I just finished reading this book, and want to share with you my observations. Of course, the best thing you can do with this or any book is to read it for yourself. But at least this review might help you in that decision. Structure The structure of the chapters was very reader-friendly. They all consist of ... More About: Book Reviews , Review , Jack , Made , Stephen
Blog Action Day is Almost Here!
2007-10-10 14:08:00 I just want to remind you that The Art of Leading will be participating in Blog Action Day, coming up on Monday, October 17, 2007. This initiative has a very strong backing of bloggers and international organizations, so it must produce a great amount of very valuable information about environmental issues. I urge you to ... More About: Environment
Why Leadership is About Measuring Success
2007-10-08 15:53:00 I keep hearing and reading that there is a tendency towards leaders having to be “technically proficient”, against being merely “charismatic”. I partly disagree with that, and I’ll try to explain myself in this post. Charisma isn?t the cure-all anymore A “charismatic” leader will not be automatically successful just for being “charismatic”. That, I think, is a ... More About: Environment , Leadership , Success , Goals , Systems
Sometimes It?s Better to Quit and Move On
2007-10-01 17:49:00 Entrepreneurs, almost by definition, are adventurous. They strive to make a business thrive in the marketplace. They want their ideas to stand out from all the other ideas that circulate in the marketplace. But it’s almost a rule that entrepreneurs, as a result of their risk-taking attitudes, “fail” at one time or another. They may learn ... More About: Decision , Failure , Move , Quit , Some
Persuasion, From Copyblogger
2007-09-28 12:58:00 Leadership is about persuasion. And persuasion can take the form of speech, action, or writing. This article in Copyblogger, though targeted to the written word, is very valuable for leaders using any medium to persuade. Enjoy: Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques More About: Persuasion
Why Mr. Ahmadinejad Really Visited Columbia
2007-09-25 15:20:00 Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , is in the United States of America. Yesterday he appeared at a debate in Columbia University, and today he’ll talk before the General Assembly of the United Nations. He also submitted a request, which was denied, to lay a wreath in the 9/11 Ground Zero. I won’t enter into who likes him ... More About: Politics , Ally
Pick The Brain Links
2007-09-24 23:07:00 Just wanted to let you know about a couple of articles I found over at Pick The Brain . The first is a nice general overview of important traits for leaders. The second one is a good outline for conflict resolution. Check them out: Do You Have the Characteristics of an Effective Leader? 7 Tips for Resolving Conflicts ... More About: Links , The Brain
Why Was Marcel Marceau a Leader?
2007-09-24 18:56:00 Marcel Marceau died on Saturday. He inspired awe and admiration in millions as a mime artist. Artistic savants as well as ordinary people followed him. Why did a mime artist achieve such leadership status? Because Marceau captured the essence of the human condition. He used only physical gestures to communicate feelings and entire dialogues. ... More About: Relationships , Communication , Goals , Leader
How To Make Your Team Happy
2007-09-21 19:58:00 Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone in the team you lead was happy to complete their tasks instead of doing them grudgingly? Well, I think that might be possible. Remember, a true leader finds the way to keep people excited about what they do. So how do you do that? Here are some ideas: Tell them the result you want, and let them come up with the process to get there. Offer resources, then get out of the way. Contribute to the project in some way, at the same level than the rest of the team. Do NOT dictate pre-assigned tasks. Talk about every task that needs to be completed first, before assigning. Ask who is interested in doing what. If more than one person is interested in doing the same task, let them collaborate. No checklist will ever assure you perfect team synergy. But if you do at least one of these things, you’ll probably improve the chances of it happening. More About: Team , Happy , Make
Don?t Bend Your Back
2007-09-20 12:58:00 “Whenever men and women straighten their backs up, they are going somewhere, because a man can’t ride your back unless it is bent.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader. He was a leader because he had the courage to fight for what he believed in, regardless of the obstacles that he faced. ... More About: Goals , Back , Failure , Confidence , Bend
Steve Pavlina - Overcoming Jealousy
2007-09-19 12:58:00 I previously wrote a post about How To Deal With Envy . It primarily covered instances when other people are envious of you, as a result of your leadership achievements, success, or any other reason. But as a leader and as a human being, you’ll also experience bouts of jealousy toward other people. It’s just natural. ... More About: Steve , Links , Jealousy , Jealous
Go Beyond Responsibility
2007-09-18 12:58:00 It’s nice to meet people who get the job done. You can rely on them for many things. But don’t count on ‘responsible’ people when you need true change. People who are merely ‘responsible’ strive to maintain the status quo. Granted, they do it in the best way possible, and run the present state of affairs ...
Why Hillary Clinton Is On Top
2007-09-17 16:03:00 The main reasons why Hillary Clinton is on top of the Democratic field are NOT found in the following list: lots of money well-connected husband lots of experience good looks charm charisma political organization some special circumstance intelligence representing change Etc. I’m not saying the above factors aren’t important. Some of them do contribute to her lead. But there’s another factor that I believe is just as ... More About: Politics , Change , Contrast
How to Deal With Envy
2007-09-14 15:48:00 Many people don’t want you to be successful. They cannot deal with the fact that someone other than themselves is the center of attention. Call it envy, jealousy, or whatever you want. Some people will just be unhappy when you develop as a leader. You, as a leader, need to know how to deal with this ... More About: Relationships , Communication , Goals , Deal , Recognition
Seth Godin Knows Leadership
More articles from this author:2007-09-12 12:58:00 These are 3 somewhat (okay, very) old posts that Seth Godin wrote. I found them tremendously useful for leaders to read and contemplate them. Perhaps some of you have already read them, but those that haven’t will very likely enjoy them. In fact, even if you have, you could catch a thing or two that ... More About: Leadership , Links , Lead , Odin 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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