Greetings Leaders! As a leader, how do you maintain your edge? In Japan, in addition to practicing daily, the Samurai would ensure that his katana (sword) was honed to perfection and many a Samurai viewed the sword as an extension of his soul. As a reflection of his soul, the katana was meticulously cared for. […]
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Greetings Leaders! Before I get into the blog, you have to watch this video. I don’t know when or where it was made, but it made me smile. I’m sitting at home alone tonight. My wife is out of town caring for her aunt and my daughter is up at her boyfriends. It’s a good
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Greetings Leaders! Last week I was sitting in Starbucks when a woman came to sit down next to my table. She put down her books and began to open her laptop and then froze. She looked my way, frowned, and then asked, “Is it always this noisy in here?” I smiled and told her that
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Greetings Leaders! Today in the Wall Street Journal you’ll find an article about GM complaining to Mr. Kenneth Feinberg, Treasury Pay Czar, that their search for a CFO is in jeopardy because it can’t find a “qualified” CFO for a measly $1 million, plus stock options and full benefits. Let’s think this through… The country
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Greetings Leaders! Here I am, sitting in Starbucks trying to get a little work done. At the next table there is a manager and his employee having a discussion about her suspension. I guess they thought Starbucks gained them some privacy. Yeah, right. I really tried to mind my own business but believe me, everyone
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Greetings Leaders! I recently finished teaching a project leadership class and as usual we had some great discussions on what leadership is all about. I believe that there are two facets to leadership: Getting Things Done Honoring others Getting Things Done Leaders must get things done. Period. No excuses. No exceptions. If you can’t get
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Greetings Leaders! A student asked me how to “manage up” the other day and I thought I’d give you my thoughts on this difficult but interesting topic. The most critical ingredient for managing up is to believe that you can. In every case I can think of where someone was good at managing up, this
Greetings Leaders, I was reading a discussion in one of the LinkedIn Groups that I belong to, and a question posed by John Moore, “Does Loyalty Exist in Business? Should It?”, piqued my interest. My thoughts are that it depends on how you define loyalty as it can have several implications: There is the negative
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Greetings Leaders! In these tough economic times, how do you keep your employees motivated and inspired? My advice would be don’t try gimmicks, but find ways to celebrate real accomplishments, instill hope based on a look to the future and ensure everyone knows that what they are doing is making a difference. Gimmicks are easily
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Greetings Leaders! As a seasoned Project Manager, here are the Top Ten Things that I do that makes me successful. Take time to assess the big picture. Why this project? Is now the right time? Understand the organization’s culture and tailor what you do to be most effective in it. Assess stakeholder expectations/fears AND manage
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