A View from the Flip Side
Front-line level employees with any company tend to be in a very good position to observe the good behaviors and the not-so-good behaviors of their leaders. Consider this to be a view from the flip side!
Content: Article | Author: Lori Richmond | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Management of the Absurd: Paradoxes in Leadership
Content: Book | Authors: Michael Crichton, Richard Farson | Subjects: Leadership, Management
William Penn
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.
Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subjects: Leadership, Power / Authority
The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
Content: Book | Authors: Dan S. Cohen, John P. Kotter | Subjects: Change Management, Leadership
What Makes a Great Leader?
We locked two of the smartest management thinkers on earth (Jim Collins and Clayton Christensen) in a room with each other (and 275 readers) and asked them this question. Here’s how they answered.
Content: Article | Author: Joshua Macht | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Leadership, People
What Becomes a Manager Most?
The number one reason people leave a job is because of their dissatisfying relationship with their direct supervisor/manager. What do you need to do be exceptional?
Content: Article | Author: Michael Perla | Source: MarketingProfs | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Carlos Ghosn (president and CEO of Nissan)
If you ask people to go through a difficult period of time, they have to trust that you’re sharing it with them.
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
She Leads a Championship Team
Abby Conklin discusses her slow start and fast finish as cocaptain of the Lady Vols — and what she learned about leading.
Content: Article | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
Tom Peters
Listen while you can so that you can lead when you must.
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
It’s Your (Leader) Ship
As commander of the USS Benfold, he initiated a leadership turnaround that rocked the Navy. Now D. Michael Abrashoff wants to help your company chart a better course. Here, he offers five guiding principles for leaders in tough times.
Content: Article | Author: Anni Layne Rodgers | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
What are the characteristics of companies that successfully transition in times of dramatic change? HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter separates the leaders from the laggards in times of turmoil.
Content: Article | Authors: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Sean Silverthorne | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Leadership
Unknown
When governance has the texture of service it calls for a like response from those governed.
Content: Quotation | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Government, Leadership
Saint Augustine
The purpose of all rulers is the well being of those they rule.
Content: Quotation | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Leadership, Power / Authority
Change At the Top: Can CEOs Do It?
CEOs wear the crown, which idiomatically, lies heavy. They are vested with authority (and of course, bear responsibilities) that comes with a very small margin of error. Clearly, they need to be well-adjusted. To ensure this, they must be open to change and have the will and the skill to do so. Professor Manfred Kets de Vries discusses the value of this process and how … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Manfred Kets de Vries | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Leadership
Cyrus the Great
Leaders must balance the need for diversity in counsel, unity in command.
Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Leadership
Leadership and Loyalty
Do you (or your company) deserve the loyalty of customers, employees, partners and shareowners? Think about your answer from their perspective.
Content: Article | Author: Steven C. Coats | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management
Jack Falvey
Managing strengths and differences is far more difficult than pointing out weaknesses and requiring conformity.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Leadership, Management
The Real Work of Leaders: A Report from the Front Lines of Management
Content: Book | Author: Donald L. Laurie | Subject: Leadership
Henry Kissinger
High office teaches decision-making not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.
Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Decision Making, Leadership
Jim Collins
Of all the persistently good companies we studied in Good to Great, only one was led by a CEO who had an MBA. The most common academic background, oddly enough, was law. I asked one of the CEOs how law school helped prepare him to be a business leader, and he replied, “It taught me to ask the right questions rather than come up with … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Leadership, Legal