Posts Tagged ‘strategic thinking’
Leadership Lessons from Maya Angelou, my Grandmother, and Grandmothers Everywhere
Maya Angelou and grandmothers everywhere are full of wisdom that’s useful in life and in leadership. Here’s three important ones.
Read MoreIf You Hate Conflict Then Leadership is Not For You
Jim was highly intelligent and cooperative. He excelled at his craft and he took pride in his work. Others liked to work with him. Senior leadership took notice. They promoted him to management. Jim did well and he quickly progressed to middle management. As Jim progressed higher into the upper levels of management, however, his effectiveness declined.…
Read MoreManagement Journey Carnival – The Fall Edition
Originally published September 2013. Welcome to the 2013 Fall Edition of the Management Journey Carnival! For this month’s carnival, I’ve selected articles from Dartmouth’s School of Tuck, Wharton School of Business, Stanford Graduate School of Business, London Business School, UCLA Anderson School of Management, and INSEAD University. Topics this month include brand leadership, motivation, employee engagement,…
Read MoreReframing – How to Turn Any Difficult Situation into New Opportunities!
These past several years I’ve had several talented managers reach out to me about how to deal with some very stressful situations that they experienced in their organizations. In each situation, these individuals experienced a significant loss–a promotion, organizational credibility, the friendship of some colleagues they valued, their job, etc. They were naturally hurt and…
Read MoreJune Management Journey Carnival
Originally published June 2013. It’s time for the June Management Journey Carnival. The articles for this month’s Carnival cover social media (etiquette), Millennials in the workplace, performance feedback, leadership transparency, career management (for introverts), innovation, communication, and other topics. Let’s get started with a look at the people side of social media — online etiquette…
Read MoreAnatole France Quote on Leadership Vision with Planning
To accomplish great things, we must not only plan but also believe. — Anatole France Written by Robert Tanner | Copyrighted Material | All Rights Reserved Worldwide
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