by George Ambler on May 25, 2008
Photo by garryknight Striving towards a vision and bringing about successful change is one of the hallmarks of leadership. However, vision equals change and change is often accompanied by conflict and tensions within and between teams. The leaders ability to effectively resolve this conflict and get people to move forward, acting to bring the vision [...]
by George Ambler on March 24, 2008
Patrick Lencioni author of the numerous books including “Death by Meeting” wrote an interesting article “Avoid ‘Death by Meeting’” which provides some great insights on creating an effective meetings. Patrick describes the two primary reasons meeting are ineffective as.. Meetings lack drama. Which means they are boring. Most meetings lack context and purpose. Drama and [...]
by George Ambler on May 15, 2007
An article from HBS Working Knowledge “Don’t Listen to ‘Yes’“ where Martha Lagace,talks with Professor Michael Roberto, author of the new book Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer on why it’s essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations, as long as it is constructive. If people smile, nod, and say “yes” at your [...]