Archive for March, 2009
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Edge of the Box Thinking
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Innovation Happens at the Edge By Tom Stevens (c)2007 In a knowledge-driven economy, chances are greater than ever that the value you offer comes from making use of expertise. Conventional wisdom will tell you that you get the best from your expertise by deeper learning your field, by keeping up with new developments and understanding [...]
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7 Things Leaders DO Other Than Issue Directives
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
By Tom Stevens (c)2007 The comments and questions from many of my workshop participants and coaching clients often reveal that their basic concept of leadership is about being in charge – i.e. obtaining a position of power, having the most information, and giving orders. The classic boss. From this viewpoint, effective leadership requires having the [...]
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Twelve Qualities that Make You a Leader
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
What leadership is not: It is not Management. Management is working with and through people and groups to accomplish organizational goals. Leadership is influencing human behaviour, regardless of the goal. A leader is first of all a person who serves people. In order to lead, people need to know that you care about them. You [...]
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Psychometrics can change your life for the better!
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Having been involved in training and development for a good number of years, I’ve seen my fair share of people who have exceled at what they do. I have also seen many who haven’t! It pains me to see someone who is not very good at the job they have. It also pains me to [...]
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Why You Should Study The Best Leaders
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Good leaders learn from the best. Why? Because you can see further on the shoulders of giants. In the business world, the best thinkers are often labelled “gurus”. But who are the best? What exactly makes someone a guru? How and why do you apply the best ideas of leading thinkers to your situation? This [...]
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The Courage To Be Extraordinary
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter F. Drucker At a recent networking meeting, I had the opportunity to hear Pernille Spiers-Lopez speak. Danish born, Pernille immigrated to the United States about 26 years ago as a young woman. After a few jobs that didn’t pan out for her, [...]
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The Problem with “Touchy Feely”
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
There is no term that communicates quite so much irrevocable dismissal by managers in the business world than labeling an action or activity, “touchy-feely.” It is the most prevalent way of discarding information about people. The term suggests all those really icky “hygiene” demands of employees, dealing with the stuff of relationships in the workplace [...]