Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
The ‘Secret’ to User-friendly Negotiations: Split the Pie
For some people, the very idea of “negotiating” is not just unappealing, it’s downright scary. It’s often tainted with connotations of coercion, pressuring, or even trickery. All those tired clichés...Read More
Good Leader or Good Person? It’s Not a Binary Choice
When it’s done right, leadership is hard work.
There’s always the delicate balance of caring for people while getting important things accomplished. The two are not at all incompatible, but...Read More
Adapt Or Die. It’s More Than a Nifty Slogan
In this topsy-turvy world, we have three options.
We can resist change and fade into irrelevance.
We can wait and react to change, then hang on for dear life and...Read More
You Really Want to Get Better? Take Charge of Yourself
Okay, so you’re ready to stretch? You want to boost your performance as well as your value in the marketplace? You want to put your career on a more upward...Read More
For Great Leadership, Focus On Simple Truths
Unless you’re hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard of servant leadership.
In a nutshell, servant leaders focus primarily on the growth and wellbeing of people and the communities to...Read More
How True Accountability Is About Choice, Not Blame
My friend Stephen R. Covey gave us a treasure trove of wisdom about human performance. One of his most enlightening aphorisms was “accountability breeds response-ability.”
Stephen was a strong proponent...Read More