People want to change if they see a better way. Show the way in a one minute story with a memorable, achievable image of the future. These are the attributes of a vision people will embrace. Story Image Achievable Future All in one minute.
February 23, 2011
Ron Moore has published an insightful, relevant article in Uptime suggesting that market price pressure and short-term leadership assignments have created an environment of high operational autonomy and low financial autonomy. He further suggests that this leads to inconsistent performance. read his article at http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/reliabilityweb/uptime_20110203/#/52
February 7, 2011
Carol Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, has found that people generally exhibit what she calls either “growth mindsets” or “fixed mindsets.” Those with growth mindsets believe they can get better at what they do, that they have reservoirs of untapped potential. They realize that promise by working hard and making incremental improvements… [Read more…]
January 30, 2011
Frank Kern is senior vice-president of IBM Global Business Services. On May 19, 2010, he released a new survey of 1,500 chief executives conducted by IBM’s Institute for Business Value. Are you ready for this? According to that survey, today’s CEOs identify “creativity” as the most important leadership competency for the successful enterprise of the… [Read more…]
January 26, 2011
“If I had asked them what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Henry Ford. Trust your intuition.
January 26, 2011
No is hard. Much harder than yes. Leadership is saying no with compassion and understanding.
January 23, 2011
In a recent interview John Sculley, former Apple CEO, was asked whether Steve Jobs legendary control-freak perfectionism didn’t sometimes drive him a bit crazy. His answer captured Jobs perfectly: “It’s OK to be driven a little crazy by someone who is so consistently right.” Control-freak perfectionists make great leaders.
January 22, 2011
People admire complexity but reward simplicity.
June 29, 2009
People First means recognizing the value and investing in human capital. You may have heard “talent management”. What does that mean? ASTD recently worked with the Institute for Corporate Productivity and learning professionals to define talent management. Bill Wilder at LinkedIn This is the definition of Talent Management that they adopted: A holistic approach to optimizing… [Read more…]
February 14, 2009
The demand for qualified people is estimated to be twice the supply over the next 20 years. In my state of South Carolina, the Chamber of Commerce projects that Between 2010 and 2030, total SC employment demand (based on U.S. projections) will increase by approximately 16.3% while the traditional labor pool available to fill these… [Read more…]
March 6, 2011
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