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Tag Archives: Decision-making
How to Keep a Good Boss from Making a Bad Mistake
Author Jeffrey Fox dispenses a volume of practical career advice in his book, How to Become CEO—The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization. That’s where I first ran across this great word of wisdom: Never let a … Continue reading
Posted in Authority, Collaboration, Communication, Decision-making, Influence, Leadership, Management, Organizational Politics, Personal Success, Persuasion, Problem-Solving, Promotion, Success, Uncategorized
Tagged Collaboration, Communication, Confrontation, Decision-making, Influence, Persuasion, Problem-Solving
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The Four C’s – What Teams Need to Master In Order To Be Effective – Part 2 – Conflict Resolution
I tell teams: Ya gotta learn how to talk to each other. Ya gotta learn how to fight with each other. Conflict in the workplace is not uncommon – it’s normal and inevitable. It’s only destructive if it’s handled badly—and … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Consensus, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Management, Morale, Point of View, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Vision
Tagged Collaboration, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Consensus Building, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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Practice SHOSHIN
This is a Japanese phrase meaning “beginner’s mind.” I’ll let Buddhist scholar Shunryu Suzuki explain this concept: This does not mean a closed mind, but actually an empty mind and a ready mind. If your mind is empty, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Organizational Politics, Organizations, Personal Success, Planning, Point of View, Problem-Solving, Self-Awareness, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Change, Change Management, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams
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Practice NEMOASHI
“Nemoashi” is a Japanese concept that has direct application in American business culture. It means respect for individuals and the power of consensus building. In application, it boils down to a simple political rule of thumb: Never present something to … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Consensus, Creativity, Decision-making, Events, Feedback, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Organizational Politics, Organizations, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Support, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Building Support, Collaboration, Consensus Building, Decision-making, Influence, Leadership, Management, Organizational Politics, Persuasion, Planning, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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5 Questions Everyone in the Workplace Wants Answered – #4
The first question is the most important and fundamental: WHAT’S MY JOB? The second question follows the first: HOW WELL AM I DOING IT? The third question is more profound: WHAT AM I PART OF? The fourth question is about … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Creativity, Customer Service, Decision Making, Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Management, Morale, Organizations, Performance Management, Planning, Problem-Solving, Productivity, Success, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, Values, Vision, Work
Tagged Decision-making, Employee Engagement, Evaluation, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Planning, Problem-Solving, Supervision, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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Have a Plan
I was reminded of this sage advice while reading a recent article in Harvard Business Review about James Rogers’ experience interviewing for the job of CEO of Public Service Indiana (now Duke Energy), which had just taken a $2.7 billion … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Collaboration, Communication, Competence, Decision-making, Events, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Personal Success, Planning, Problem-Solving, Success, Uncategorized, Vision, Work
Tagged Decision-making, Persuasion, Planning, Problem-Solving, Strategic Thinking
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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #21
Practice Fu Pan. This advice is a perfect follow-up to my last blogpost. It comes from LENOVO founder Liu Chuanzhi, who referred to it in an interview published in FastCompany Magazine. LENOVO is the Chinese company that purchased IBM’s PC … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Decision-making, Events, Failure, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Mistakes, Problem-Solving, Success, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Work
Tagged Agility, Decision-making, Failure, learning, Management, Problem-Solving, success, Team Culture, Team Development, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, team performance, Teams
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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #20
Learn from mistakes and listen to feedback. This issue’s great advice comes from Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP. This is what he recommends, if you want to make better decisions! Sorrell speaks to the realities that executives face in … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Mistakes, Personal Growth, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Risk, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Collaboration, Communication, Decision-making, Experimentation, Failure, Feedback, Insight, Intuition, Judgment, Mistakes, Problem-Solving, Risk-Taking, success
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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #19
Make a personal connection with peers you trust. This issue’s great advice comes from Derric Johnson, a mentor of mine who has a great way of expressing down-to-earth wisdom with real practical benefit. Early in my career he advised me … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Coaching, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Management, Personal Growth, Personal Success, Problem-Solving, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Coaching, Decision-making, Emotional Intelligence, personal growth, Problem-Solving, professional development, professional growth, Self Improvement, Self Management, Self-assessment, Self-awareness
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Solve Problems a Different Way
Use Appreciative Inquiry My last post inspired me to share an important insight into problem-solving that might be of real practical help to my readers. Albert Einstein is [variously] quoted as saying, “We can not solve our problems with the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Leadership, Learning, Management, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership, Teams, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaching, Collaboration, Creativity, Decision-making, Innovation, Problem-Solving, Team Culture, Team Dynamics, Team Leadership
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