Tag: Improvement

Leaders & Followers – How Do You Treat The Workplace Script?

August 18, 2017By CiOIn Article, General Leadership, To The Bosses, To The GraduatesNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: It’s vital to understand the culture and environment you’re coming into but even more important to maintain your objective, critical lens through which to objectively analyze it.

In coming into any endeavor or environment, it goes without saying that the more information one has, the quicker he or she can get up to speed so they feel comfortable making their own autonomous contributions.

To work toward common success, it’s important to provide…

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What People Teach Us: Travis Kalanick — Temper vs. Leadership

March 1, 2017By CiOIn CiO Briefs, General LeadershipNo Comment

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick posted a “Profound Apology” on the company’s website to atone for or, at least, begin atoning for his behavior in a video which surfaced of him berating an Uber driver, while he was a fare in the man’s car, who had challenged him on the company’s policies which purportedly cost the driver $97,000 in losses.

In the…

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Yes, Don’t Dwell On The Past. But Do You Get What You Didn’t Get?

May 22, 2016By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: For development purposes, it’s key to look back at our endeavors that didn’t work out and determine if we truly understand their lessons.

Assessment and reassessment of one’s performance is key to growth, development and success.  But that review process should not only be limited to what we are doing or have been doing, or achieved.

What about those things which we didn’t achieve?

Have you ever gone for something or desired…

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Are You Their Leader Or Are You Their Leader…For Today?

April 15, 2016By CiOIn Article, General LeadershipNo Comment

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders demonstrate the phenomenon perfectly of how the criteria for a leader might shift so drastically.

Their backers, up until Trump and Sanders’ latest appearance on the national stage, would have traditionally backed other candidates in these respective parties, seeking those whose message aligned and reconciled closest to their own concerns, but it has now taken angered, outright disappointment, and calls for drastic action…

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Where Possible, Make Sure You Keep Volunteers In Your Focus

April 8, 2016By CiOIn To The BossesNo Comment

One of the underlying foundations of being a leader is the ability to harness everything that is at one’s disposal.

One should be ready to utilize everything in their environment, both that which is obvious and that which is not, to improve and grow that mission with which they are entrusted or toward which they are working. We should be ready to take advantage of tools…

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We Need To Rethink Embarrassment So We Don’t Limit Ourselves

March 12, 2016By CiOIn To The StudentsNo Comment

As we develop and grow, there are instances where we need to take risks and step out of our comfort zone. Sometimes, we’re held back and inhibited by fears that in turn limit those development and growth efforts. But if we hold back in the face of fear, we’re holding back from both giving and achieving our best.

When…

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In Your Environments, Be Sure To Consider Following The Golden Rule To Start

February 13, 2016By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Although the bulk of The Self 60 – Professional Development Mind/Set is numbered and not necessarily listed in rank order, the placement of “Practice the Golden Rule” at number 1 is absolutely intentional.

First and foremost, and above all things, The Golden Rule– “Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You”–says it all. This saying falls first on the list because if there were no other items on…

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Everyone Can Teach You Something, If You Just Watch How They Carry Themselves

February 3, 2016By CiOIn CiO Briefs, General LeadershipNo Comment

Free lessons in leadership exist in the everyday. They’re everywhere; you just need (and want) to look around and take stock of them.

Again, leadership exists everywhere and not just in those who have official titles or positions of “leadership” such as management. So look to the actions of those around you whose actions and demeanor work in tandem to develop, influence, encourage, build, and foster growth and…

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During the Up’s and Down’s In Your Environment, Keep Your Fire, Not Just Your Cool

January 27, 2016By CiOIn To The GraduatesNo Comment

Sometimes, you just have to let it out, expressing what’s on your mind. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Common practice is to err on the side of caution, which is fine, but many do it to the point of paralysis. This inhibition stems from a misconception that a leader always has to be composed and can’t show the normal…

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