From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Keeping your goals in focus

30 August 2009

   Photo by kevindooley The article “For This Guru, No Question Is Too Big” from the NY Times discusses the work of the best selling business author Jim Collins. Given the popularity of Jim Collins the article discussed how he allocates his time, which is as follows: “… in a corner of the white board [...]

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Do you have a personal leadership vision?

30 August 2009

Photo by maessive Stew Friedman writes a great post titled “Define Your Personal Leadership Vision” in which he provides some guidance on how to go about defining your personal leadership vision. He describes a personal leadership vision as… “… an essential means for focusing attention on what matters most; what you want to accomplish in [...]

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The five tasks of leadership

30 August 2009

Photo by Thorne Enterprises I an busy reading the book “Just Enough Anxiety” by Robert Rosen, which proposes the following five tasks of leadership. Leadership: Successful leaders willingly travel into the unknown. Strategy: Successful leaders set an evolving course through ambiguity, complexity, and change. Engagement: Successful leaders inspire and challenge people to perform beyond their [...]

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Keeping Unscheduled Time

9 August 2009

Photo by Bombardier “Every leader should routinely keep a substantial portion of his or her time—I would say as much as 50 percent—unscheduled. … Only when you have substantial ’slop’ in your schedule—unscheduled time—will you have the space to reflect on what you are doing, learn from experience, and recover from your inevitable mistakes. Leaders [...]

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Netflix takes culture seriously

9 August 2009

Extract from the Netflix “Reference Guide on our Freedom & Responsibility Culture” The shaping of culture is a critical leadership responsibility, as I have discussed on many occasions. One of the best examples of this is the observation made by Lou Gerstner, the former IBM CEO who is credited with its turnaround, in his book [...]

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The Importance of Creative Leadership

9 August 2009

Photo by Torley   The post “Why Are Creative Leaders So Rare?” by Navi Radjou who reflects on Dr Kalam’s (former President of India) lecture titled "Creative Leadership in the Global Knowledge Economy" in which he articulates the following eight key tenets of creative leadership. The leader must have a vision for the organization The [...]

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Leaders live in fish bowl!

2 August 2009

Photo by lover1969 "Leaders live in fish bowl and are always being watched. They should always be conscious of that fact and take advantage of it." – Gene Klann Leaders are being watched all the time. Every gesture, action and word is being closely observed. In a New York Times article, “He Wants Subjects, Verbs [...]

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Three Key Principles when Leading without Authority

2 August 2009

   Photo by Madasor Steven Demaio wrote and great post, “Leading When You Don’t Have Formal Authority”, recognising that today, leadership is more about influence, than control. Leaders are finding that influence is required more and more for effective leadership. Leading without authority is the ultimate test of your leadership, ask anyone who has worked [...]

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Mark Sanborn’s lessons in leadership

2 August 2009

Mark Sanborn has a great blog and addresses leadership issues in many of his posts. One of his posts that really caught me attention is “Lessons Leaders Need to Know” In the post Mark lists his leadership lessons, some of which are: The responsibility and service of leadership always outweigh the recognition and status. Anyone [...]

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The importance of explanation in leadership communication

2 August 2009

  Photo by by aussiegall   The post “Great Communicators Are Great Explainers” by John Baldoni describes the importance of explanation as an attribute of leadership communication. The leader must be able to answer the questions “What does it means and why are we doing it?” John provides the following three ways for leaders to [...]

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