Focus

Focus on Getting a Few Meaningful Things Right

by George Ambler on September 26, 2010

  Photo by AssistedSeniorLiving.Net  Effective leadership focuses on doing a few things right. Trying to do too much is a recipe for failure. How a leader spends time and money reveals what matters to them, it reveals their focus. . . or lack thereof. Effective focus requires that you understand the outcome you’re looking to [...]

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“Leadership Matters: Appreciate GE’s Immelt” by Todd Thomas makes the following insightful observations after observing successful leaders such as Jeffrey Immelt CEO of General Electric, John Stumpf CEO of Wells Fargo and Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. Courage: Each of these leaders, and those around them, exhibit the courage to make the decisions they feel [...]

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Keeping Your Leadership Focus

by George Ambler on April 13, 2009

  Photo by Incase.   “The hardest thing about the job is staying focused” – President Obama talking to Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes “How the best bosses find focus” provides three great insights into how leaders keep their leadership focus: Know what you’re not good at. “Over lunch last week, a senior executive at [...]

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The Importance of Questioning Your Work

by George Ambler on June 16, 2008

Take some time out to think and reflect on what your busy with, your purpose and on what are you striving to achieve. Then ask yourself, is what I’m doing directly contributing to my purpose? To remain on track 37signals suggest that to stay effective that we need to regularly question our work, by asking [...]

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Time is Limited…… Are you Spending it on Purpose?

by George Ambler on June 15, 2008

  Photo by h.koppdelaney   “Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose.” – Lance Armstrong The survey of nearly 1,200 managers and directors by [...]

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