Masculine “Norms”: Why Women Find It Hard to Reach The Top Let me begin by stating that I am generally not a fan of the commonly expressed belief that the reason more women aren’t in corporate leadership positions is entirely because of the men making the decisions. In my opinion, that statement is as sexist as the idea itself. Todays newlink, however, provides [...]
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Newslink: Leadership
August 5, 2011Newslink: Leadership
July 20, 2011Fostering A Culture of Dissent In our office, Kouzes & Posner’s The Leadership Challenge is the basis of our leadership model; a set of expected leadership behaviors and attitudes across all employees of the company. Today’s link is to an interview that reminds me of the importance of fostering an environment where “challenging the process” is not only [...]
Newslink: Leadership (Good Boss/Horrible Boss edition)
July 13, 2011Have you seen the new movie, Horrible Bosses? Hopefully, none of us are living the story in real life. Along those lines, here are two newslinks for you; one about how to enchant your employees, the other, well, how not to! Enchant Your Employees Today’s first newslink is to an HBR post written by Guy [...]
Newslink: Leadership
June 29, 2011Why A Great Individual is Better Than A Good Team We’ve all heard the t-e-a-m cries such as, “All of us working together can accomplish more than any one of us working alone.” Harvard Business Review online offers another view. What if your team isn’t great? What if they are “merely good” or even mediocre, [...]
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June 24, 2011How To Achieve A Turnaround Today’s link is to a recent post for The Purposeful Leader, written by John Baldoni and published on bnet.com (CBS interactive news network). Baldoni discusses two factors critical to a leader’s success: commitment and follow-through. Click HERE to read the full post, published on June 21. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the [...]
Newslink: Leadership
June 10, 2011Why Leaders Lose Their Way Today’s newslink is to a very interesting reflection by Harvard Professor Bill George about why leaders sometimes lose their way. Recent current events have provided numerous examples that he touches on as he discusses the dark-side of leadership, the need for self-development and values-centered leadership. Click HERE to read the full article, posted [...]
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June 3, 2011The Angel and The Monster Well, I for one would never have thought to put Lady Gaga and Mother Teresa side by side in an article about leadership. Fortunately, someone else did. Click HERE to read the Shumpeter post, published yesterday in The Economist. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the development and practice of leadership skills in [...]
Newslink: Leadership
May 27, 2011Deloitte CEO Barry Salzberg on Leadership as ‘the Norm, Not the Exception’ Today’s newslink is to an article published by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Barry Salzberg shares his views on the type of corporate leadership needed in today’s business environment; love, love the imagery of the “corporate lattice” instead of the corporate ladder! [...]
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May 9, 2011Yes, Everyone Can Be Stupid For A Minute Isn’t that a freeing thought? The title statement came out in a New York Times Corner Office interview with Dominic Orr, President and CEO of Aruba Networks. If you didn’t see this interview over the busy holiday weekend, take a moment today to read it. Once again, reporter Adam [...]
Newslink: Leadership
April 22, 2011Leadership doesn’t end when the work week ends. Here are two interesting articles I came across this past week. If you’ve seen a good one, please share a link in the comments. I look forward to learning with you. The Most Important Question A Manager Can Ask If you want to manage and lead successfully, today’s [...]
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