… Understanding that above all I am an exemplar. People only hear what they see. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear what you’re saying.” I will focus on preventative actions for those projects and activities I am involved in. I will focus on innovation; coming up with new processes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership development’
As a leader I must focus on…
Posted in Leadership, Personal Development, tagged Innovation, Leadership, leadership development, Process Improvement on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Principle Centered Leadership
Posted in Leadership, Lists, Success Factors, tagged leadership development, principle leadership on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Doing some research for a whitepaper on Innovative Leadership I came across this site and list of points for Leadership. From http://www.businessballs.com/leadership.htm Always, when leaders say that the people are not following, it’s the leaders who are lost, not the people. Leaders get lost because of isolation, delusion, arrogance, plain stupidity, etc., but above all [...]
Innovative Leadership
Posted in Leadership, tagged Coaching, Leadership, leadership development on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Leadership is the most important characteristic we can cultivate in business and in life. Leadership is about being an exemplar and modeling discipline of balance. That is to balance the short-term gains for the long-term health of self and the business. Leadership is about awareness. Styles Of Leadership As with any activity the type of [...]
Stop Motivating and Start Leading
Posted in Leadership, tagged Leadership, leadership development, training on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You can’t motivate anyone. That is an external pressure that simply doesn’t appeal to people, as it usually comes off as control to meet ones own goals and ends. Instead, work to create the conditions under which people will WANT to work, which appeals to their own self-interest and where they will thrive. The first [...]
Leadership Development Interventions Going Nowhere Fast
Posted in Leadership, tagged Innovation, leadership development on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A recent article by Management-Issues, comments on research findings by Global Leadership Forecast 2008|2009 by consultants DDI. The report is quite damning. In uncertain economic times the successful businesses will be placing a emphasis on Leadership Development. Economic downturns always create the next wave of market leaders as wannabe’s and those without the driving will [...]