Posted in Leadership, Learning leadership, tagged Leadership on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Without doubt, most leaders want to do a good job. Indeed, most were promoted into management precisely because they were terrific individual contributors, and someone figured that an employee with savvy technical skills would be a natural candidate for leading others.
But the fact remains that far too often one hears the lament, “If you’re not [...]
Posted in Leadership, Learning leadership, tagged Leadership, leadership development, leadership training on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One of the questions I’m most often asked is: can leadership skills be learned? The answer is an unqualified YES!
Here is an overview of choices available to the individual or organization wanting to explore leadership development:
Posted in Building your team, Everyday acts of leadership, Leadership, tagged check ins, meetings, staff meetings on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Carol was complaining that it too long for her staff meetings to get focused. As her meetings began, she noticed people engaged in small talk and side conversations, talking about issues outside the meeting agenda, or even appearing to be day-dreaming. She wanted her meetings to be more efficient and more effective.
My guess is that [...]
