Partners, plants, learning, and leadership
While working at Continental Cablevision (sadly they are no more), I had the honor and pleasure of working with Dr. Maurice (Moe) Olivier, founder of the Academy for Corporate Excellence. As was his standard practice, Moe had created a customized leadership...
The both/and dance of leadership
I marvel at the amount of time spent: ...on seeking to define and/or differentiate leadership and management. How about just doing the work; focusing on people, principles and results; and not get hung up on labels? ...trying to prove that a specific list of...
Is the problem misguided priorities or bad management?
"Kathleen was way out of line. Going to her boss to complain about her performance review was over the top. We had no choice but to write her up." "Why didn't you have a choice?" "We can't have our executives burdened with such mundane matters." "Did Kathleen...
Managing the 4 F’s: Fear, Feedback, Feelings, and the Future
"Tell me why you didn't say anything to Kyle about his performance problems." "I didn't want to hurt his feelings." This feedback exchange happened during legal discovery in an unlawful termination lawsuit. Fed up with an employee's ongoing failure to meet job...
Are you willing to be courageous?
During a recent leadership training session for VISTA (the domestic Peace Corps), we had a thoughtful discussion about leading and managing with courage. Examples shared and discussed by these emerging young leaders included: speaking up to protest an action contrary...
“It Depends” — lessons in exploration
In my more impetus youth, I hated it when someone answered my question with "it depends." I interpreted that response as either he didn't know or she couldn't make a decision. These days, I chuckle when I find myself replying "it depends." I've learned (the hard...
