Meetings are enough to make leaders despair for their sanity. To endure them we stay a little bit numb! Bad meetings are accepted as the way things are. Tackling meeting processes are understood to be a lower level management capacity, not deserving the attention of senior leaders. / 1) Patrick Lencioni in “Death by [...]
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3 ways leaders can make their next meeting uncomfortably good!
Posted in collaboration, Powerful questions, Resources for leaders on May 31, 2011 | 5 Comments »
New strategic thinking tips for leaders from Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Posted in Practices for working with Complex challenges, Resources for leaders on April 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Kanter offers leaders a good, simple metaphor for strategic thinking. The Zoom in/ Zoom out button on a camera. Check out her recent short blog video on HBR here Leaders need to Zoom in close to the details and personal relationships involved with the work Leaders need to Zoom out to the bigger picture and [...]
Don’t wait! 3 ways to change your culture now.
Posted in Resources for leaders on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
. Managers are often dismayed about the unhealthy culture of their organization. Shifting a large, remote and intangible culture can feel overwhelming. OD and HR experts are relied on to roll out change programmes. However it is a myth that systematic, centralized programmes can shift a culture on their own. . .What if culture is [...]
Three understandable mistakes that leaders make in the first month
Posted in Practices for working with Complex challenges, Resources for leaders on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Taking on a leadership role in a new organisation is a huge transition and leaders often place unrealistic expectations on themselves. Make a good impression! Understand everything! Make decisions fast! Take care with these expectations – they can trip you up; Mistake number one: Get some quick wins In a bid to prove value, leaders [...]
Working with you is killing me!
Posted in Inspiration and support, Resources for leaders on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A common struggle for leaders is how to deal with difficult people. It is a big reason for abandoning a leadership goal or for leaving a role. Ordinary “people problems” and messy emotions are a normal part of day-to-day leadership. But how many of us have the skills to know what to do in [...]
How much time should leaders spend talking?
Posted in Practices for working with Complex challenges, Resources for leaders on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What are you doing all day? When researchers follow business leaders around all day they find that most of their day is spent having conversations. This doesn’t mean just talking! A huge part of an effective leader’s conversation is listening. Nancy Klein, a global leadership expert, agrees. Nancy teaches leaders how to enable others to [...]
How to avoid another boring task – get a clear leadership picture!
Posted in Leadership for what, Resources for leaders on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Life often gets consumed by annoying tasks that never get finished. Days can be lost to the drudgery of functional and mindless, albeit necessary, bits and pieces. Even very senior leaders can feel trapped by the little jobs and get drowned in detail. When work has become a nightmare of petty actions, chances are that [...]
You don’t need a title to lead…
Posted in collaboration, Resources for leaders on April 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If everyone stepped into leadership from wherever they are right now– what a change it would make to the place! Waiting to have a title or a position in order to become a leader is a very outdated notion. “Leading without a title” is the quest of Robin Sharma, Global Leadership Coach. Robin’s short and [...]
What is my purpose? Pathways to life purpose and leadership purpose
Posted in 1, Powerful questions, Purpose, Resources for leaders on February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What is my purpose? – This question marks the beginning of a new passage in your life. The question can be triggered by frustration, a crisis or because you have achieved many of your goals, become senior in your chosen field and are now ready to think beyond pure ambition and achievement. What is certain [...]
Leadership and Seth Godin’s new book “The linchpin”
Posted in Inspiration and support, Practices for working with Complex challenges, Resources for leaders on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Every now and then someone captures the essence of the time. Seth Godin has just released his new book “The linchpin: Are you indispensible?” that will resonate with many of us and inspire even stronger leadership in these complex times. The Lynchpin tells our story in a way that connects us together and makes us want to [...]
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