How are you going to fill YOUR Leadership Gap?
The Center for Creative Leadership recently completed a large survey to assess the leadership competencies need for success, both now and in the future.One of the skills that I highly…
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Competence. Confidence. Caring. You’re done!
By now, you know that the Sunday NY Times Corner Office series is oft-quoted here to highlight varying aspects of leadership that flow from Adam Bryant’s conversations with notable CEOs and business leaders.
This week he interviewed William Green, Chairman and CEO of Accenture. Read it in its entirety as a refresher on important elements of leadership.
Green reminds us that there is an abundance of talent that we’re not mining … (more…)
Remember the song, Mr. In-Between?
Usually, when we remember this song, we think of someone “straddling the fence”, trying to be all things to all people, teetering on the edge of indecision and inaction … or someone who always takes the “middle of the road” and commits to nothing.
Are you Mr. Inside or Mr. Outside?
Gill Corkendale writes in the HBR blog that leaders tend to be either Mr. Inside or Mr. Outside when they really need to focus on being Mr. In-Between, creating an essential “balance” among their varied responsibilities.
It’s true that we all drift toward our comfort zone, doing what we enjoy and are good at, often ignoring the more tedious, even painful tasks that remain critical to our success.
This Checklist will help you Assess Your Role
She offers a simple checklist to help you evaluate where you are on this continuum. (more…)
Get after health care costs NOW!
My last newspaper column, Can Small Companies lead in consumer-directed health care?, focused on certain health care ideas and the success that companies like Whole Foods have had focusing on…
Solve the World’s Greatest Puzzle
I didn't really intend to wade into the morass of health care reform but the appearance of a 2,000 page bill pushed me over the edge. So, my breathless health…