Management-Leadership Articles
Your Leadership – Is it bringing out the best, or limiting?
Posted by: | CommentsMy daughter Robin has been quite a teacher of leadership in my life…
“Dad, while I’m looking for a real job, do you think I could work for you?”
Robin moved to Denver to work for Enlightened Leadership Solutions…
My expectations were really pretty low… READ ARTICLE
Why is Simplicity a Popular Theme?
Posted by: | CommentsAll of a sudden it seems that everywhere we look we see someone touting “simple” or “simplicity” as a theme. Considering our new book is Leadership Made Simple that is gratifying and, perhaps, validating.
Perhaps people are getting tired of complexity, finally realizing that complex solutions seldom work. READ ARTICLE
Wake Up and Smell the Leadership (at Starbucks)
Posted by: | CommentsOne of Steve’s stories was inspiring and has an excellent leadership development message in it.
Steve walks with two canes, so he carries his coffee in a covered travel mug with a handle… Well, it just so happens that some Starbucks executives were in the store that day having a meeting…
How do you teach that? READ ARTICLE
The Power & Simplicity of Leadership via Effective Questions
Posted by: | CommentsI had a powerful experience today with someone using “our own” leadership tools to help me gain a new level of clarity about our business. …the part related to leadership and management development? What distinguishes us from everyone else out there?” READ ARTICLE
The Missing Leadership Aspect of “The Secret”
Posted by: | CommentsIf you’ve read either of our books, ”Enlightened Leadership” or “Leadership Made Simple,” you know that our Forward Focus™ model is also consistent with the basic concepts of “moving toward what you focus on” found also in ”The Secret.”
From the first time I saw the video, I felt there was something missing. This might be controversial, and it is my strongly held perspective. And it is important in our leadership roles…READ ARTICLE
Telling the Truth about Project Leadership
Posted by: | CommentsA regional claim center of a major insurance company was in big trouble. It’s customer service rating was a miserable 58%, entirely unacceptable. A senior manager was brought in to lead a critical turnaround project. Eighteen months later, his simple approach to project leadership had taken their customer service rating all the way to 93%. READ ARTICLE
Team Health Indicators
Posted by: | CommentsWhile teams can create dynamic results, poorly implemented teams can produce disastrous results.
The purpose of this article is to provide a checklist on how well your teams are doing. Here are some ideas for renewal. READ ARTICLE
Special Leadership Situation for Associates Quick to Anger
Posted by: | CommentsGary owns a courier service in Denver, Colorado. His situation was that he had a delivery contractor who had a bad attitude along with some behavioral issues. On top of that difficult situation, Gary needed to lower the contractor’s compensation as a percentage of revenue, as the current situation was not profitable for the company. READ ARTICLE
Selling Ideas Internally: Getting Group Agreement or Buy-in
Posted by: | CommentsGaining the buy-in of a committee or group could be one of the toughest challenges people face. Gaining the agreement or commitment of one person is difficult enough, but accomplishing this with a whole group is usually even more complex. READ ARTICLE
NY Times on Leadership – Can Leadership Be Taught?
Posted by: | CommentsThe suggestion is made that perhaps leadership cannot be taught, therefore that a lot of leadership development efforts have been a waste of time and money. The reviewer’s quote was “much of the money spent on leadership development has been wasted.” While this might be true, I would like to challenge some of the thinking – even though I have not yet read Mr. George’s book. READ ARTICLE