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 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
Leadership and Human Resources in the 21st Century
Leadership is getting tougher, and will continue to do so. Human Resources managers must form a new partnership with leaders. Babson professor Allan R. Cohen reviews some of the forces at work creating this change and the steps HR must take to adapt for success.
Content: Article | Authors: Allan R. Cohen, David R. Bradford | Source: Babson Insight | Subjects: Human Resources, Leadership
Mainstreaming Entrepreneurship: Leadership at Every Level, Part 1
How do you foster entrepreneurship in your mainstream business? Babson Professor Allan R. Cohen speaks about the fact that leaders are not just those at the top; they can and must be in all kinds of jobs throughout the organization.
Content: Article | Author: Allan Cohen | Source: Babson Insight | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Leader as Coach
Effective leaders understand that their ability to lead depends upon the quality and commitment of their followers. Coaching is an effective way for leaders to help their own people grow, develop, and ultimately lead. Here are eight common, but effective, behaviors:
1. Establish trust
2. Teach always
3. Provide Counsel
4. Problem-Solve
5. Serve to Motivate
6. Deliver discipline
7. Reward achievement
8. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: John Baldoni | Source: LC21.com | Subject: Leadership
Leadership For Our Times
Though obstensibly about leadership in today’s environment, in fact this article is more like a high-level overview of personality indictor types, most closely resembling the Myers-Briggs if I am not mistaken. Very useful as a review or even an introduction for those unfamiliar with the concept. The article considers leaders by nature to be primarily task or process oriented and thus the indicators … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Leslie Bendaly | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Leadership