Politics aside: How do you maintain a culture after you arrive?
You might have strong opinions from a distance about a certain job that is being carried out or not, but if you’re fortunate enough to get into that position, how long do you spend actually studying the situation to determine how it should be addressed?
Watching from a distance is not the same…
Leadership is powerful. It is gripping. It is influential. It is impactful.
But it can’t be any of those things unless it is harnessed and refined.
And leadership is not only about refining the best in oneself, but seeking out, and tapping into, the best in others.
Most often, an organization might overlook the leadership potential in its members because it doesn’t seem as if some have the…
So much can be accomplished by a leader. So much action can be taken, guidance provided, and so many goals achieved for their stakeholders.
But many leaders have different styles for reaching their accomplishments, utilizing available resources, and emboldening those in their environment.
Great leaders take in a global assessment of both the outside world and the internal dynamic of their workplace or environment but when it comes to the internal assessment, the best…
As the field and discipline of leadership has evolved, students of its tenets have come to understand that leadership is less about the leader herself and more about what she provides for others. Understanding. Support. Education. These are but a few of the various pillars upon which leadership is built.
Another key practice a leader needs to include in her toolbox is reassurance. The role that reassurance plays…
Interviewing is a peculiar process. Most organizations want to find, get blown away by, and select the best candidates available to them. Unfortunately, most of the time, they don’t necessarily look for the best candidate for them and their culture. Instead, they’re hypnotized by amazing credentials, impressive polish, and unfettered poise, thinking those attributes are enough to make that hire a success. But this is far from the…
Make sure to consider the drivers, the motivation, and the values of your team. Keep in mind that because your team might be successful in its endeavors, it does not mean that the aforementioned factors are reconciled between your individual team members and the mission of your organization.
For example, because a project is fulfilled does not mean that all your team members were completely invested in the project…
Bill George, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business school wrote this post on the topic of Overcoming the Leadership of Loneliness.
George’s post brings up a great point we mostly hear in a misquoted quote. “Heavy is the head that wears the crown,” is what most people say but the correct quote is, “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” Although stated…
What has your #grit gotten you? What has it allowed you to achieve? twitter.com/CoachItOut/sta…
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