Typically undeterred from taking on a tough challenge, this week’s Leadership Chat on Twitter will focus on something we’ve all struggled with at one time or another: what to do when your boss needs help as a leader. This isn’t an easy topic because it has so many layers: Simply by feeling this way you’re […]
As you might expect for a blog passionate about Visionary Leadership, I’ve heretofore tackled the business-altering difference between vision and mission, and the critical difference between vision and goals. But it was in the comments of last week’s post about why business vision matters more in this economy that I was asked an important question […]
Don’t you wish instead of celebrating “Labor Day” we were celebrating “Passion Day?” By asking that question I am in no way belittling the intrinsic meaning of Labor Day. I think the way the US Department of Labor describes Labor Day as a yearly national tribute to: the contributions workers have made to the strength, […]
I was on the phone recently with a client answering questions about the importance of a business vision, and how critical vision is to business growth, when he asked me a question I hadn’t received before, Does any of this really matter with everything going on in this economy? My response, Yes, more than ever. […]
What’s the best time to ask your boss for a raise, or your CEO to fund an initiative that’s critically important to you? Early morning. At least that’s what I’m deducing having read, “Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue?” by John Tierney in the New York Times. The article looks at a study of prisoner […]
In Leadership Chat this week we focused on a variety of challenges that leaders face when it comes to promoting individuals on their teams. I asked the following question, Realistic or not to think leaders will work to help entire team be highly successful in each indiv role & be promotable? #LeadershipChat and was surprised the […]
I continue to meet leaders that confuse the concept of having a vision with setting goals. Our conversations sound a bit like this: Lisa – “So tell me about your vision for the company.” Leader – “Well, we’re looking to get into the xyz market and want to be number one in the local market by next year.” […]
Have you ever led “from the outside?” It’s a common occurrence; a family-owned company realizes it’s time to bring in new leadership blood – literally – or a corporation hires a new leader from the outside. As the new leader you come to the table with a valued set of experiences and skills. But the […]
I wrote a post recently about how I begin many of my introductory client conversations by asking the individual an illuminating leadership question, “What are you passionate about?” I have realized over time that it is much easier for many leaders to respond to this question than to begin by asking them what their leadership […]
Two hundred thirty-five years ago our Founding Fathers, having risked their lives over the course of many years creating a new nation, achieved their vision for our magnificent country…independence. No one defined the great risks they took through their visionary leadership more simply than Benjamin Franklin when he said, “We must hang together, gentlemen…else, we […]