12 Ways To Spot Ineffective Leadership
If I only had a nickel for every time I've been asked, "is there a simple test that can quickly determine an executive's leadership ability?" The short answer is yes, but keep in mind, simple and fast aren't always the same thing as effective. There are a plethora of diagnostic tests, profiles, evaluations, and assessments that offer insights into leadership ability, or a lack thereof. My problem…
Love and Leadership
In my last post, I took a bit of a contrarian look at passion as a leadership trait. Who knew people were so passionate about passion? The comments I received inspired me to publish this piece on love and leadership. While most people tend to view passion as a positive leadership trait, I have found many people view love as a negative leadership trait. Let me state right from the outset, you'll…
There IS an “I” in Team
As much as some don't want to hear this, there is an "I" in the team - there is simply no getting around the fact that teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? It cannot. The strongest teams don't weed out or neutralize individual tendencies, they capitalize on them. The goal of a…
5 Reasons Tenure Kills Culture
If your organization confuses loyalty with tenure there is trouble on the horizon. Put simply, tenure kills productivity, and ultimately tenure kills culture. If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it's time for you to consider updating your talent management practices. So, what's wrong with tenure you ask? In principle very little; but in…
Vision and Leadership
Visioning for CEOs is a topic that I often address on this blog. I don't do so in an attempt to torture you with redundant thought, but rather because I believe it is a message that is often taken far too lightly by chief executives. A CEO's ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their…
Personal Branding Done Right
So what's the big deal about personal branding? The mere mention of this topic sparks intense emotions and frothy debate. The legions of personal branding advocates believe it's the great brand equalizer, and the growing constituency of disgruntled adversaries see it as little more than the latest form of snake-oil. So which is it? The answer is for you to decide...I'll frame both sides of the…
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