Leadership is the capability to translate vision into reality. – Warren Bennis, Professor Not too many years ago, I knew executives, who thought they could homestead a job until retirement. The executives felt they were entitled. They had significant career successes. They had steady promotions throughout their careers. Then, it became important for this …
How am I doing as a leader? When you’re confused about how you’re doing as a leader, find out how the people you lead are doing? You’ll know the answer. – Lawrence Bossidy, CEO Allied Signal Have you ever worked for a woman manager? Most of my female bosses, I’ve found a pleasure to …
We’re finding more business leaders are using the Golden Rule approach in business, ‘treat others as you want to be treated.’ Spiritual values is a powerful idea in a world that many see as Darwinian and ruthless especially those who have been displaced through outsourcing, reengineering, or a terrible economy. Can the source of spiritual …
Here’s a huge irony. Most managers I know think that they are leaders. When we’ve interviewed the direct reports of the ‘leader,’ we found that folks thought their bosses were administrators or information shufflers not leaders or frankly not even good managers. The question: ‘What makes a leader?’ is becoming more critical in this uncertain …
I’ve always had a burning question: “What’s better, being a leader or a manager?” I’ve observed first level supervisors, managers, and executive work their magic. I still don’t know what makes a great leader or a highly effective manager. However, here are some things I’ve observed and learned: Leaders are flexible. They try to find …
The company with the second best organization ends up second place in the market. – D. Wayne Calloway, CEO PepsiCo. Leaders do make a difference according to research based on facts. Leadership often surfaces in a battle or fiscal emergency, where the consequences of poor judgment are fatal. But, can an extraordinary person make …
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Knowing what value you add to your employer or customer is probably the most important thing you can know about your work and career. In an operational sense, adding value means having the appropriate abilities and aptitude to develop and deliver cost-effective products or services. But, the value-added concept also includes principles, values, and attitudes.
Does moving from job to job add Brand U value to the new employer? The assumption is it does. However, the risks are higher for both parties. Intellectual property is more valuable and portable as Brand U’s with ideas and knowledge can take them to new employers. What can a company do? More are aggressively …
Being a Brand U manager has its power, money, and perks. The rich but unhappy syndrome is called ‘affluenza.’ But, there is a high price to being a manager these days. But why are so many rich but unhappy. The hours are long for a typical Brand U manager. Forget 45 hours a week. Two …