Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Values Drive Results
Values are the lifeblood of any organization. Richard Barrett, founder of Barrett Values Centre and internationally known leadership consultant, has shown that when organizations unite around a *shared* set of values, the following results can be expected: – They become more flexible. – They become less hierarchical and less bureaucratic. – Organizational performance is significantly… Continue Reading Values Drive Results
Read MoreYour Ideas Matter
In many organizations, the best ideas are never advanced. Otherwise smart and seasoned, many leaders choose not to speak up. Powerful forces, working overtime in the space between our ears, conspire to paralyze us at the point of action. These saboteurs would have us believe that we are not good enough. These saboteurs would have… Continue Reading Your Ideas Matter
Read MoreIdeas That Fly
Our deepest fear is that we will run out of places to hide — that one day there will be no boss who allows us to remain invisible and no political or economic circumstance that stops us from doing the most important work of our lives. We are the ultimate paradox. There are only two… Continue Reading Ideas That Fly
Read MoreDon't Be a BOSS-STRICH
Bosses come and bosses go. Even when we’re a boss, we have our own boss or bosses we need to manage. One of the more difficult boss-related transitions for leaders is dealing with a new boss. Like most changes in our lives, getting a new boss can be disruptive. We are faced with stepping back… Continue Reading Don't Be a BOSS-STRICH
Read MoreSticky Attention
Our attention, it turns out, is quite fragile. We start by focusing on one topic and, before you know it, our thoughts drift elsewhere. Frequently, this shift in attention results in moving us away from the present moment to some thought or event that has already occurred in the past, or to some event that… Continue Reading Sticky Attention
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