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“A man should never be promoted to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths.” —Peter Drucker, The Practice of Management The top post on this blog, after the home page, is: “Top Ten Ways to Show Appreciation to Staff.”
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ON THE Economist blog, Schumpeter, discusses the Japanese company Olympus who recently sacked their CEO after months 6 months on the job, highlighting the downside of the often lauded Japanese management styles (particularly in the context of Lean and TPS). “JAPANESE management has a reputation for insularity and conformity.” Schumpeter says, pointing out that, “Most [...]
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IN AN article by Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan, which analysed eight different leadership development programs, came up with an overarching conclusion about the behavioural traits of exceptional leaders: personal contact is the most important factor out of them all. This was measured by the frequency and of discussions and follow up with co-workers, and [...]
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THE CEO Forum latest issue has an interesting interview with former New Zealand Telecom CEO (1997 to 2007), Theresa Gattung. Answering directly, making some interesting points about leadership and running big business: Leadership characteristics “The most important thing is integrity.” Gattung says, when asked about the most important attributes leaders must have. Second to integrity [...]
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One of the most viewed posts on this blog is Top Ten Ways to Show Appreciation to Staff, and today I received yet another reminder about how important it is to acknowledge your staff and who you work with. A person I worked with on a previous consulting assignment has decided to move on because she [...]
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