Tag Archives: Team Culture

Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #5

There are only 2 Management Mindsets: TAKE YOUR MEDICINE and THE CALL TO GLORY This post’s great advice comes from one of my own clients and friends, David Payne.  His leadership efforts took a factory that was losing 3.6 million … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #4

Hear all Sides; Get the True Facts; Let the Chips Fall Where They May This post’s great advice is a practical strategy for facing your toughest leadership challenges.  Here’s Ed Johnson’s simple formula for solving problems; resolving conflict; and bringing … Continue reading

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #3

Ask for Help This post’s word of advice is simple, but powerful—ASK FOR HELP.  Susan J. Ashford is the associate dean for leadership programming and the executive MBA program at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #1

10 Clowns Don’t Make a Circus Steven Schragis (former CEO and Publisher of the Carol Publishing Group) coauthored a whole bookful of wonderful bite-sized words of wisdom for leaders and executives.  This issue’s principle furnishes the title for his book.  … Continue reading

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8 Management Archetypes – The Responder and The Victim

Low Vision and Low Control The Closed Door Policy The Responder doesn’t exercise much control in their management or supervision.  They are generally passive players in the organization.  They are very often viewed as an absentee boss—sitting in their office, … Continue reading

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8 Management Archetypes – The Captain and The King

High Vision and High Control Dynamics of Effective Leadership In my work as a leader, trainer, and executive coach I focus a great deal of my attention and learning on the dynamics of effective leadership.  Many elements define leadership—things like … Continue reading

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #3

Pitfall #3: Spending too little time managing and communicating What We Learned From General Electric This pitfall speaks to one of the most common challenges managers face.  This was seen at General Electric, among many other organizations.  Over time, GE … Continue reading

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #1

Pitfall #1: Having trouble making a transition to the team In addition to their recommendations for good management practices, Google’s research project discovered three common reasons for management failures among Google’s leaders.  These failures were so prevalent, Google took pains … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #8 – Have key technical skills so you can help advise the team One of the most challenging aspects of leadership advancement is the ever-expanding arena of responsibility, encompassing more and more areas of diverse function and expertise.  This … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #7 – Have a clear vision and strategy for the team One of the most neglected ingredients of effective team leadership is team vision.  The vast majority of teams labor with a vague, understated, often assumed understanding of the … Continue reading

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