Peter Koestenbaum
Reflection doesn’t take anything away from decisiveness, from being a person of action. In fact, it generates the inner toughness that you need to be an effective person of action — to be a leader. Think of leadership as the sum of two vectors: competence (your specialty, your skills, your know-how) and authenticity (your identity, your character, your attitude). When companies and people get stuck, … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Peter Koestenbaum | Subjects: Decision Making, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
James E. Webb
[The main task of leadership is] one of continually organizing and reorganizing, directing and redirecting diverse human and material resources and complex activities under conditions that always contain elements of uncertainty.
Content: Quotation | Author: James E. Webb | Source: “strategy+business” | Subject: Leadership
Mark Frein
If I can start to get people to really work that muscle — the curiosity before judgment, the listening before developing an action plan — I know I can get them down a road where they become empathetic leaders and amazing listeners who will create very safe, transparent environments for people to feel seen and heard.
Content: Quotation | Author: Mark Frein | Source: “First Round Review” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Admiral Jacky Fisher and the Art of Disruptive Leadership
Firms around the world strive for disruptive leadership. Through a case study of Admiral Jacky Fisher, who completely disrupted the immensely powerful British Royal Navy at the beginning of the 20th century, preparing it for the onset, just four years later, of World War I, Jan-Benedict Steenkamp identifies six key characteristics of disruptive leadership.
Content: Article | Author: Jan-Benedict Steenkamp | Source: “Management and Business Review (MBR)” | Subjects: History, Leadership
Stanley McChrystalÂ
People will forgive you for not being the leader you should be; but they won’t forgive you for not being the leader you claim to be.
Content: Quotation | Author: Stanley McChrystal | Source: “Inc. Magazine” | Subject: Leadership
Roger L. Martin
A great leader’s first reaction is, hmm, say more. Tell me more. … Because it has this super big knock-on effect. One, it causes your subordinates to all think that if you’ve got an interesting thought, I’m open to hearing it. I’m not going to just shut that down because it disagrees with me. Everybody is more inclined to think about things and think about … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Roger L. Martin | Source: “YouTube” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Class Takeaways: The Frinky Science of the Human Mind
Five lessons in five minutes — how to build emotional connections that back up your decisions.
Content: Article | Authors: Allison Felt, Baba Shiv | Source: “Stanford University” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development
Paul B. Thornton
Leadership starts as an inside job. First, you need to:
- Clarify your beliefs and values
- Focus your message
- Find your courage
Then it’s an outside job. Speak up. Take action. Influence and inspire others with your words and actions.
Content: Quotation | Author: Paul B. Thornton | Subject: Leadership
Paul B. Thornton
The best managers and leaders help people become more independent, more capable, and more confident.
Content: Quotation | Author: Paul B. Thornton | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Adam Bryant
The key differentiator of leaders for me is whether they are selfless or self-centered. Do they see the people who work for them simply as assets to help them achieve their own goals, or do they consider it their responsibility to help their team grow and develop? […] To be clear, I’m not suggesting business leaders are entirely selfless. They are not volunteers, and many … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Adam Bryant | Source: “strategy+business” | Subject: Leadership
Robert K. Greenleaf
A fresh critical look is being taken at the issues of power and authority, and people are beginning to learn, however haltingly, to relate to one another in less coercive and more creatively supporting ways. A new moral principle is emerging which holds that the only authority deserving one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Robert K. Greenleaf | Source: “strategy+business” | Subject: Leadership
Jeff Blum
You can be a leader without being a manager but you cannot be a manager with also being a leader.
Content: Quotation | Author: Jeff Blum | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Authenticity and the idea of authenticity basically gives people an excuse to not change, to not adapt. So, instead of being true to yourself, you need to be true to what other people around you need from you. This idea that you need to be authentic is insane.
Content: Quotation | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Source: “Stanford University” | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Robert Rosenberg
As CEO, you are the Communicator in Chief. The responsibility for aligning all the various constituencies in the organization behind company strategy falls primarily to the CEO, but it doesn’t stop there. Just when you think you have communicated clearly to all parties, go back over your message again and again. You cannot make your point too clearly or check back enough times to make … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: Robert Rosenberg | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Communication, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Eric Hoffer
Self-doubt is at the core of our being. We need people who by their attitude and words will convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are. Hence the vital role of judicious praise.
Content: Quotation | Author: Eric Hoffer | Source: “strategy+business” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
Eric Hoffer
It is better to be bossed by men of little faith, who set their hearts on toys, than by men animated by lofty ideals who are ready to sacrifice themselves and others for a cause.
Content: Quotation | Author: Eric Hoffer | Source: “strategy+business” | Subjects: Leadership, Organizational Behavior
Robert Chesnut
CEOs have to be particularly careful about setting ambitious targets and using powerful language to motivate employees. Audacious goals can create fear (what happens if I don’t deliver?), and they may be interpreted as giving implicit permission for bad behavior.
Content: Quotation | Author: Robert Chesnut | Source: “Harvard Business Review” | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior
The Competencies and Constraints That Determine Leadership Success
A novel management theory looks past individual leaders to constraints that might limit their effectiveness.
Content: Article | Author: Pawel Korzynski | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Leadership
Massella Dukuly, Vanessa Tanicien
The best leaders ask questions they genuinely want to know the answers to. To do that, stop and check in with yourself: Why am I asking this question? Do I genuinely want to hear from this person or am I trying to make sure that I don’t look bad? Am I checking a box or am I trying to truly engage?
Content: Quotation | Authors: Massella Dukuly, Vanessa Tanicien | Source: “First Round Review” | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Tera Allas, Bill Schaninger
Even though most business schools, executive training courses, and leadership programs espouse servant leadership, few bosses manage to fully commit to it. Perhaps that’s no surprise. In most organizations, the average manager has neither the incentives nor the skills to focus on employee happiness. Consider how most businesses make promotion decisions: people who get ahead tend to be either current high performers or those who … [ Read more ]
Authors: Bill Schaninger, Tera Allas | Source: “McKinsey Quarterly” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior