Leadership Fitness
Prioritizing Employee Development
When we believe our staff are being overworked, and we want to delegate an additional project to them, the best solution is not always taking on more of that work ourselves. As you can imagine, that will ultimately lead to us being overworked. I recommend that we first take a hard look at what we… Continue Reading Prioritizing Employee Development
Read MoreCalendarizing Works
If you’re a fan of my approach called calendarizing, an essential first step is determining what percentage of time each week you can allocate to larger, more time-consumptive activities/projects that cannot be completed in between meetings, answering emails and carrying out other important components of our job. If you determine that you can dedicate 50%… Continue Reading Calendarizing Works
Read MoreMy Favorite Reads in 2022
As a regular subscriber to The Fit Leader blog, you know that I am an avid reader, and often make references to books in my posts. As we near the end of 2022, I’m happy to share my favorite reads for the year. Lifelines for Leaders by David Chinsky The Art of Gathering: How… Continue Reading My Favorite Reads in 2022
Read MoreBits of Wisdom
Kevin Kelly, the founding editor of Wired magazine turned 70 this year, and to commemorate this milestone he compiled 103 bits of wisdom he wished he had known when he was younger. Here are some of my favorites. • Don’t ever work for someone you don’t want to become. • Anything you say before the… Continue Reading Bits of Wisdom
Read MoreWhere Are We Going and How Am I Doing?
When assessing leadership effectiveness, one of the tools I turn to most frequently is the LEA 360 published by Management Research Group (MRG). This Leadership Effectiveness Analysis profiles 22 leadership practices or behaviors in six critical leadership categories: Creating a Vision, Developing Followership, Implementing the Vision, Following Through, Achieving Results and Team Playing. Out of… Continue Reading Where Are We Going and How Am I Doing?
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