Nina Nets It Out
Leadership is not the end point; its task is to create an environment in which other leaders can flourish. Let the conversation begin!
Lessons in Loyalty
Approximately 25% of employees do not feel loyal to their current employer and 20% say they are likely to leave their current position to change jobs within a year, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey of HR professionals and hiring managers. Although I am...
I’ll Have the Gain, Please – Hold the Pain
The global economy continues to experience extreme volatility as we digest and react to what is arguably the most severe financial environment many of us have ever witnessed. The latest development, involving the proposed colossal intervention -– a.k.a. "bailout" – by...
Small Presentations Make a Big Difference
Issue 50 of ChangeThis was recently released. It is a real milestone in the world of ideas and publishing. If you don't know, ChangeThis provides a unique way of disseminating ideas -- with authors submitting a concept for a ChangeThis manifesto, and the web public...
Leadership Is About Skills Not Gender
The current political scene has brought an important issue to the forefront. Specifically, how, if at all, are leadership and gender intertwined? While in the past I have written about leadership and women, what the current situation clarifies for me is that it's...
Sink or Swim
The last couple of weeks has seen some very important decisions being made by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Lehman Bros has been allowed to fail, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and now insurance giant AIG have been bailed out. Some of our...
We Did This Ourselves
There are some great books on leadership and, increasingly, some great blogs; and there has certainly been fascination with the subject of management and leadership over the last 20 years. Indeed, most generations seek to redefine "leadership" according to their own...
More Work Ahead for Women
For those of you who are regular readers, you will know that I am a strong proponent of women in leadership roles. I was lucky to be born into a time where it is acceptable for women to take on and excel in leadership positions -- women like Indra Nooyi, Lynn...
Five Tips for When the Going Gets Tough
Tackling issues requires different -- and often multiple -- leadership approaches. The complexity of the situation will dictate the response. While routine problems are generally solved through experience and expertise, complex issues tend to be tackled more...
A Different Kind of Mirror
When you take a look in the mirror, what do you see? Is it the confident, articulate leader that others see? Is it the approachable, open, yet decisive leader that you believe yourself to be? Or could there be another kind of leader lurking in the shadows? Marshall...
Tell it Like it Is
One of the critical things that a leader must possess is honesty. Not only in the sense that they ought to be honest in their behavior, but also in that they must call things as they see them [see If You Can Only Focus on One Thing...]. Without doubt, leaders will...
Celebrate Leadership
The first Monday of September is Labor Day in the United States, a day recognized around the world -- albeit on different days and terms (International Workers’ Day or May Day in other countries) -– to celebrate social and economic achievement. It is a time to...
What Would You Do?
Leaders can be found at all levels of an organization. For sure, you will see them sitting at the boardroom table, but you will also see leaders in the mailroom, on the factory floor and in the cafeteria. In fact, wherever you look -- if you look closely enough -- you...
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