5 Reasons Leaders Don’t Challenge The Status Quo
There is not an organization that I have worked with that does not want to see improvement. Especially to overall productivity and the bottom line. They talk a lot about change and moving the bar from just more efficiencies to the priority of strategic innovation. However, few are willing to move beyond their own comfort […]
Developing A Change Leader Mindset
Sadly many leaders of very large companies are still trying to manage change or avoid it altogether. Change is an ever present inevitable truth that simply cannot be avoided. Leaders are dealers in the hope that our future beyond change will be better than our present reality. This post by Forbes Coaches Council is worth […]
When Delegation Becomes Abdication
One universal truth about leadership is that most of us fail to delegate all of the work that someone else could do just as well or even better. It is one of the primary ways to develop other leaders. However, when we do it poorly then our expectations are not met and the other person […]
How To Develop The Next Generation Of Leaders
When the primary purpose of your leadership is to drive results you will take your eye off the ball of the higher priority of developing new leaders. It clearly is a short term investment of time now that will pay significant results later for the entire organization. This post by the Forbes Coaches council is […]
Good Leaders Do Not Need A Hammer
Today if you have to tell someone you are the leader in reality you probably are not. Positional authority has given way to relational trust in most work cultures. Does that mean that all directive leadership is dead? No, however you must adapt to a situational leadership model to align with what you team needs. […]