The Language of Organizational Life
Today I was thinking about management. As in how well am I managing my group and related work processes. As someone, through this blog, demonstrating a focus on leadership I find that I do not want to lose hold of my focus on management practices. I have read many times about leadership and management as... Continue Reading →
An aside ... I found this quote today that speaks to me as someone starting a blog. Maybe it will speak to other bloggers as well. "If some are still dominated by their former bad habits, and yet can teach by mere words, let them teach ... For perhaps, by being put to shame by... Continue Reading →
Not too deep today, just thinking... A brief observation from a favorite movie, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. There is a scene near the end of the movie where Aragorn who made his journey as a leader through the story, leads his remaining army to the gates of the oh-so-evil enemy.... Continue Reading →
Joe Paterno (Photo credit: seng1011) From the headlines today a story concerning the issues at Penn State concerning the firing of their legendary coach, Joe Paterno. What caught my eye is the headline, "A Failure of Leadership". As a blogger on leadership, I need to review and add my thoughts. The story tells us (read here)... Continue Reading →
Image via Wikipedia “Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we’re all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories.” — Alan Kay (VP Walt Disney Company) Storytelling defines people as ... well, people. Before the written word there were stories to pull people together within a common understanding. ... Continue Reading →
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." Is this from the latest management guru? It is a wonderful statement - dream, learn, do, become. Nope - this quote is 200 years old from our sixth President, John Quincy Adams. A focus on the... Continue Reading →
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