If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. –Albert Einstein When business leaders are unable to communicate in simple terms, they create confusion and frustration. Their vague organizational goals make employees unproductive. Their complex mission, value, and vision statements are put in file folders and remain unimplemented in everyday operations. Their [...]
Effective Communication – Where Management and Leadership Begin!
One common trait of effective managers and leaders is that they are effective communicators. In my articles, I give you insights on how you can communicate to others to get the results you need.
You need to learn to level with people, without leveling them. – Foster Davis
When a leader realizes he does not have all the answers, he can learn by asking more questions. – Robert Tanner
In 2011, I made 18 video posts on a variety of management and leadership topics. The video posts were popular, but five four of them were particularly important to readers. They are as follows: 1. John Kotter on the Urgency of Change This was the readers’ favorite video. In this video, John Kotter, the guru [...]
Last year, I made a commitment to readers of my blog to increase the frequency of my blog posts. I’ll soon pass the 200 mark. I must admit that I sometimes want to give myself a Special Agent Tibbs, NCIS head-slap for doing so, however. It’s a lot of work to write frequently with the goals of keeping [...]
Revisiting Colin Powell’s 13 Rules of Leadership 
Leading Change (Step 2) – Create the Guiding Coalition 
Organizational Change: 8 Reasons Why People Resist Change 
