Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
There are several keys to successful planning and one of the first is to be aware of some of the major barriers that will trip you up. Fear of Change—Apprehension about stepping out into the unknown will limit your creativity and send you down the path of least...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
“A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless … someone’s got to make a wake-up call.” – Warren Bennis You are the new leader. Your predecessor, Marty, was a nice person but under his...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
I’m not advocating that to be a great leader you need to wear suspenders. What I’m referring to is this: If you want to create an atmosphere where you and others on your team can be imaginative and creative, you must be willing to put certain things on hold. In other...
Leadership Blog, Leadership Lessons
According to Laszlo Bock, the guy at Google in charge of people, here are some things they look for: Cognitive ability – a person with learning ability and who can process information on the fly; these people are innately curious Emergent Leadership – a person who...