Knowing I am constantly on the lookout for new input on the topic of leadership, lots of my friends and acquaintances feed me material they have come across that they think I will find of value. One of my buddies in my music ensemble brought me this book last week and I was hardly able… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Leadership Update
What Will Your 2008 Look Like?
As 2007 comes to a close, we are all presented with a great opportunity to reflect on the year’s events and truly assess ourselves and our organizations in the hopes of setting goals that will help make the new year the best yet. Take a moment to reflect on 2007. What successes have you celebrated?… Read more »
Getting All the Benefits from Strategic Planning – November 2007
It’s that time of year when most of you are involved in the strategic planning process. You will be, or have already, started thinking about what you want 2008 to look like, particularly, as part of your longer term strategies. Without a doubt, being visionary about your business is becoming increasingly important. Change is rampant,… Read more »
Strategic Planning and Implementation – Why So Difficult?
Yes, it’s getting near that time of year when most businesses start preparing for one of their most important year-end processes: strategic planning. The team here at LeadershipOne gets to see many versions of this exercise. Since we focus on helping businesses manage some form of transition, we usually are involved in assisting clients update… Read more »
Communication in the Workplace
Our firm conducts a significant number of surveys as part of our diagnostics for assisting companies to improve their management practices. It should come as no surprise that communication is almost always one of the top three management issues. Most survey respondents feel this is an area that usually needs improvement. The funny thing about… Read more »
March Madness – Lessons in Leadership
Well, by the time this article reaches you the Final Four in college basketball will be finalized. But I have to say, what a great example this whole “madness” process represents in intensity – and leadership. I am fascinated by it, first because college sports are my favorite, but perhaps even more because of the… Read more »
Trust in the Workplace
Considering all that has taken place in corporate governance over the past five years or so, it is no surprise that “trust” has taken center stage in current leadership business writing. You will be hearing, and seeing, a lot about a new book that is currently having high impact in leadership circles. The author is… Read more »
Stepping Back – When the CEO/Founder Passes the Baton
Following is a brief account of what it’s like to replace yourself in your business. This account is from a business founder who has now stepped back from his leadership role in the business he founded 27 years ago. His name is Gary Smith and he is a client of LeadershipOne as well as a… Read more »
Management Perspective for 2006
Management Perspective for 2006 Hal Johnson, November/December 2006 As we approach the end of 2006 I found myself thinking back over the year about the general message being delivered by this year’s top management books. According to Amazon, these have been among the top sellers: Good to Great – Jim Collins Blink – Malcolm Gladwell… Read more »
The Thieves of Productivity – It’s time to go on the offensive!
A recent Harvard Business Review article pointed out that many businesses fail to get the full benefit from their strategies. The article was based on a survey of 197 companies to identify the effectiveness of translating their strategies into performance. What was found is, of the businesses surveyed, they only achieved 63% of the financial… Read more »