You have heard these points of view before. Point of view #1: “Everybody can be a leader”. Not true. Everyone works with other people and is dependent on others to achieve results but not everyone is or has the capacity to be a leader. Point of view #2: “Leadership is influence.” Not true. At some… Continue reading How Many Leaders Does One Organization Need?
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Can A Company Become Unleadable?
The consequences of sustained poor or average leadership can have devastating effects on a company, its success, and its employees. We often read about failures of leaders in academic terms (10 Traits Of The Bad Boss, etc.) but to watch in real time how confused or inadequate leadership can destroy the potential of a company… Continue reading Can A Company Become Unleadable?
Is Convenience Becoming Our new Ethical Standard?
Having her own personal e-mail server was simply a matter of convenience according to Ms. Clinton. It was too taxing for the Secretary of State to carry two devices: one for her government job and one for her personal e-mail (notwithstanding the iPad, iPad mini and Blackberry she carries). Maybe like the rest of us… Continue reading Is Convenience Becoming Our new Ethical Standard?
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“That’s On Me” Why Is Accountability Just For the Little People?
One of the indicators of the quality of individual and organizational leadership is how pervasive accountability is in the workplace. Like every other important leadership principle that has become a fad, accountability may be implemented in a genuine way or it may be implemented in a way that shows that leaders apply this characteristic to… Continue reading “That’s On Me” Why Is Accountability Just For the Little People?
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“Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.” – WARREN BENNIS
Changing A Sick Organizational Culture: The Story Of A Slow Elevator
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. The Organization During my early career I accepted a job with an organization in which the culture can best be described as bureaupathological. How the organization stayed in existence was beyond me. The unit was a training… Continue reading Changing A Sick Organizational Culture: The Story Of A Slow Elevator
What Can We Learn From One Upset Mom In A High Risk Situation?
Both mother AND son — whose filmed confrontation on the edge of the Baltimore riots went viral — are speaking out about what happened and why the teenager, wearing a mask and carrying a brick, was there in the first place. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/30/mother-son-baltimore-protests-confrontation-tv-viral/26628207/) The pictures of the mom in Baltimore are riveting. A mother storms across… Continue reading What Can We Learn From One Upset Mom In A High Risk Situation?
How Management Can Get Its Groove Back
Today, management is a four-letter word. The common belief is that anything that smacks of management, especially people management, is to be avoided at all costs. Many believe that all managers are bad and all leaders are good. If the truth is told, management adds tremendous value to organizations and to staff. Without proper management,… Continue reading How Management Can Get Its Groove Back
Leadership In Pictures #5 The Myth of The Perfect Leader
This is the last in a five part series entitled Leadership In Pictures. When one reads current leadership articles it often feels like Diogenes roaming the earth searching for the truthful man (or woman). Writers bemoan the fact that they cannot find one person who consistently exhibits sound leadership principles techniques and who applies them… Continue reading Leadership In Pictures #5 The Myth of The Perfect Leader