Leadership

Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer Is officially an industrialist After I wrote my last post on why working 9-5 is a bad idea, I found out Yahoo’s CEO Mayer was killing telecommuting. It’s a classic failure of leadership and will get her the opposite result than she hopes. This last week, Marissa Mayer ended telecommuting for all… more
Learning personal responsibility What has happened to personal responsibility? I again wondered this while on an aeroplane recently. As always the crew showed the safety demonstration. I have heard this literally hundreds of times, (as of writing this post I have been fortunate to travel on 1752… more
How to stop managing & be productive instead Toddlers, teens or adults? The art of leadership is to know how few times the leader should actually make the decision. Managers make decisions. Leaders get others to do it as often as they can because none of us is as smart as all of us. We could virtually do… more
The chameleon leader The stock market and economic commentators change their minds about the state of the economy almost on a weekly basis. The signals are mixed. It varies considerably from continent to continent, and even within regions. Is it any wonder leader managers increasingly… more
Culture is King and change leadership is Queen The great Kings and Queens were and are loved by the people. Great leaders are loved too. In business, culture and change leadership are King and Queen. A client of mine when confronted with stories suggesting not all is well in parts of his business says “That’s… more
What to do first? The leader's dilemma I've been travelling recently and discovered that similar challenges and issues seem to arise for leaders wherever they are. It's always about the people. I recommend ITP (Invest Time with your People). That will bring you a big ROI, and the opportunity for them… more
Management is dead What would happen in your business if management was no longer about people as I clearly believe, and instead was all about tasks and efficiency? For me modern management is all about efficiency. Modern management is therefore all about systems, processes… more
What IS entrepreneurial leadership? If you are feeling continually frustrated by the range of excuses that come your way, from employees, partners or other role players in your business for non performance, ranging from vague "generation Y" suggestions to “we didn’t understand what you wanted”… more
Thriving: leadership in unprecedented times We are living in what some call unprecedented times. However, that doesn’t mean that what characterizes great leadership is unprecedented. There is a great plethora of advice on how to survive in the current economic climate. However,whether the economy is… more
Understand your leadership frailties Who hasn't been in a challenging situation and wished they'd done things differently? Rarely do we see leadership so on display as we have with the sinking of the Costa Concordia off the Italian coast. Human instincts is a useful lens to view the leadership… more

Leadership

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