Trevor Gay recently shared his 5 leadership words, and encouraged us to do the same. I’m going to share my 5 personal leadership words, for all leadership starts with how you lead your self.
Trevor’s list:
Integrity
Humility
Kindness
Support
Fairness
An excellent list of 5 leadership words, and ones I would encourage you to keep in your leadership tool belt.
For […]
A few years ago, my buddy Greg Balanko-Dickson and I came up with a model on how to get rid of the junk in our lives as managers, small business owners, and as people. It’s a simple model, and one you can put into practice for any problem you might have.
Identify - Before you […]
Quick question: What’s the WORST management advice you’ve ever gotten? Please leave a sentence or two in the comments with your worst management advice.
I’ve got 2 that resonated especially well poorly for me.
“It’s good to be king.” The manager that offered this took great care to remind me that once I was manager, I could […]
The 35th edition of the World at Work’s annual budget survey found that the 2008 actual average increase in salary budgets was 3.9%, and the survey projects a 3.9% increase again in 2009. After sharing these numbers, Kris Dunn, the HR Capitalist asked “Is a 5% raise enough to protect your superstars?”
I emphatically agree […]
Wondering why your praise isn’t getting results? Take this quick quiz.
Quick quiz:
Does your feedback sound like this:
You’re doing a great job Joe! Keep it up!
Or this:
Thanks for working an extra hour the last 3 nights to finish up that tough project. Now that it’s out on time, our customers will be 31% more efficient, which […]
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 […]
“Great leaders of the most successful companies in the world are great stewards.” - Jason Jennings
Those words rang in my ears as I left the 2008 HDI Annual Conference a few weeks ago, and they are still bouncing around in my head today.
Jason Jennings shared a great message, about how the organizations he studied all […]
Info, info, info, info, info, info, info, info….everywhere but not a drop to think?
Are you bobbing, almost drowning, in a sea of information?
Take this article, why are you reading it? Don’t go away just yet, I have my own simple answer at the end.
We have reached the point where the productivity experts are just adding to […]
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 […]
This is a guest post from Stephen Smith
You may have heard that it’s easy to be a slacker, but it is not as easy as they think. If you are not careful you can go from slacker to loser in a hurry. And no one wants that! Here are five three simple characteristics of a […]
Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For was unveiled last week, and the firm I work for made it for a 5th time in a row. It’s amazing to think that a company that employs 2300 people, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin can get such amazing recognition 5 years in a row. It’s a true […]
Do you ever feel like you’ve got 27 hours of stuff to do, and only 8 hours of time to do it in? Do you wonder how you can take back your life, and focus on what’s really important, or how you can measure the things you do to ensure they are having the maximum […]
It’s that time of year again when most companies have holiday parties, which means most managers have to make an appearance and show their best side, at least for a few minutes. Being an office holiday party veteran, and having not always been as savvy about things as I am now, I thought I’d share […]
Read and apply these five focusing practices to improve your ability to focus as a manager.
A dog at play has the mind of a wise martial arts master,
a mind capable of perfect focus ~ Author unknown
Define Your Focus. How do you define focus? Read the definition below and determine how you can use focus definitions […]
What are the 8 nuggets you need to mine from the One Thing?
Marcus Buckingham has become a central leader in the workplace strengths movement. His current book is GO Put Your Strengths to Work - 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance.
We often want to embrace the new but we should not lose sight of […]
Paving the path of least resistance, so you don't trip and fall.
Written by Phil Gerbyshak [email] for b5media.
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