Succession planning is a lot like writing a will. Even when you want to prepare for the future, you tend to put it off until you get a good scare. For Example: In the early morning hours of September 11, the world watched in horror as commercial jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center twin [...]
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In a prior post on What Leadership Rules Do You Play By? I said Change requires you to let go of some of the rules that served you well in the past. This will be difficult but holding on to them may be fatal. What are the rules you’ve learned about how to play and [...]
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Film director Woody Allen, once said “80% of success is show up.” In this pity quote he captured the essence of one of the principles of effective leadership. So how well are you showing up as a leader? Are you getting the results you want or are you just spinning your wheels? I asked this [...]
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We’ve all been in one of ‘those’ situations before. You know… when your favorite project is cancelled after weeks of hard work; when a customer snaps at you unfairly; when your best friend (and co-worker) is laid off suddenly; or your boss assigns you more work when you’re already overloaded. In your personal life, your [...]
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“Teams, teams, teams. Whether you love-em or loathe-em, you’ll have to learn to live, not only with them, but within them. You leadership will depend on it.” That’s what I told a client recently.This manager, like many others, think that bringing a group of people together and saying: “We’re now a TEAM” miraculously transforms that [...]
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