Edward Brown from the Core Edge Image & Charisma Institute shared a very interesting comment on 8 Steps to Charismatic Leadership that gave me pause, and made me realize I needed to share it with you:
There appears to be two dominant leadership models on the current world stage, Charismatic Leadership (often described as arousing the […]
What would you do without your leaders? Tough question.
What can you do when you lose your leaders, and what can you do before you lose your leaders to prepare for this inevitable day? Better question!
Leaders leave.
They get promoted.
They change departments.
They start their own business.
Leaders leave.
So here are a few pieces of advice on how […]
If you’re a leader, you need to be a servant leader. You need to put others needs in front of yours or you can’t lead them.
The leaders I respect the most are servant leaders, and I’ve inspected what qualities they have and thought I’d share the most important ones with you.
Serve others’ needs first - […]
Note: This is a guest post from @Stephen, editor of Business Development in Context and a co-founder of the work.life.creativity forum. You can follow him on Twitter at @hdbb_stephen.
Defining Leadership
When we think of successful leaders we often think of businessmen and political figures that are in the news. In your own field, you can probably […]
If you’re looking to learn a little more about the concept of “doing more ON less” (the best alternative to doing more WITH less) then I highly recommend you watch this video where Mike Kanazawa explains the concept in more depth.
For those reading via email or via RSS, click here to watch and listen to […]
I never thought posting free leadership wallpapers could really motivate someone to take action, but it did. Frequently insightful and never bashful commenter CSBMonkey shared his insights on motivation from an employee’s point of view. If you’re a manager, or you want to be a manager, please keep reading this and make it your own […]
I’m very excited to share the 10 nominees for the 2008 Best Leadership Blog contest with you. The contest is again hosted by Kevin Eikenberry, and this year I was part of the panel this year that narrowed down the field to 10 best. One randomly drawn voter will be given a three month membership […]
Strength impoverishment in our workplaces.
by David Zinger
Assessing the poverty of strengths in the workplace. Here are the results from my latest management strength survey.
55% of people have had no strength training
18% of participants spent less than 1/5 of their day using their strengths
only 9% of participants spent over 4/5ths of their day using their strengths.
28% of respondents […]
According to the editors of HRWorld.com, Slacker Manager is one of the top management and leadership blogs. I am very flattered to count this blog among the great ones, and I do think David and I do a very good job of offering a unique look at management, leadership, and productivity. Our inclusion is […]
Over at Leadership Turn, Miki Saxon is nearly completed with a great series going on about whether Warren Bennis’ 13 differences between leaders and managers still hold in light of today’s modern workforce. Bennis is thought of as a pioneer in the field of leadership studies, much as Peter Drucker is considered the father of […]
Lost luggage by David Zinger
As I write this, I am sitting in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan airport waiting to catch a flight to Winnipeg, Manitoba. I am heading home. When I left home 3 days ago I forgot to pack two items that I needed for the trip (shoes can always come in handy).
This made me […]
This is a guest post from Michael Kanazawa.
When things get stressful, we often throw out phrases automatically to try and get beyond the issues for the moment without really doing what is right. But often these phrases don’t do much to help in the moment and don’t’ solve the true issues either. There are a […]
According to a recent article in the Boston Business Journal, Harvard Business Publishing has launched a new Web site for leadership development professionals who are seeking out interactive learning experiences and information on talent management and strategy, according to the organization. You can find the new site at www.harvardbusiness.org/corporate, and they promise it will be […]
I am getting worried about myself. I think pixie dust from Tom Peter’s NONSTOP RANTING is rubbing off on me. Today, I am ticked off at competent managers and managerial competencies.
Competencies and list of competencies are an incredible anemic pathway to robust management practice and development.
You know what I am talking about: Those competency tables […]
Congratulations to Harvey Schachter for being the February 2008 inductee into the Order of the Golden Slacker. Harvey, you make management mean more.
Phil and I are determined to honor people who have made outstanding contributions to management development. Instead of a quick link and a list in a blog-roll we have created: The Order of […]
Paving the path of least resistance, so you don't trip and fall.
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