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Don’t Ask Permission
Indicate your intent instead. Simon Sinek tells the story of a top U.S. Navy submarine commander who made one very simple change–sharing intention instead of asking permission–to improve the performance of his ship and crew. This subtle change is really … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Leadership
Tagged initiative, leadership, millitary, ownership, Simon Sinek
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Problems With Good Ideas
Good ideas have two major problems. They spread. They divert attention from bad ideas. Let’s look at the first problem with this image as the illustration. Regardless of what you think about the Occupy movement, you’ll have to agree that … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Organization
Tagged attention, ideas, leadership
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Two Types of People
There are two types of people in the corporate world. Those that ship product. Those that explain how they’re planning to get a team together to build the requirements to gain the approval to get the funding to hire the … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Leadership, Philosophy, Rants
Tagged leadership, organization, product development
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Ideas + Attention = Leadership
We don’t follow titles. We don’t follow companies. We don’t even follow people. We follow ideas. Nobody worth interacting with cares what your rank is, what box you occupy on the org chart, who you work for or what your … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Organization, Philosophy
Tagged attention, change, ideas, leadership
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The Disadvantage is Really an Advantage
Simon Sinek does it again, reminding us that those looking for failings in ourselves or in our companies are looking in the wrong place. It’s too easy to criticize, too easy to Monday-morning quarterback. Cheerleading our strengths and successes often … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy
Tagged advantages, leadership, Simon Sinek, strengths
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The Danger of Now
Now is what you focus on when you don’t have the courage to make big decisions about the future. Now is what makes managers scurry around in a panic , while leaders calmly think about next year. Now is a … Continue reading
I Like Ike
Although business is not usually like war, in that nobody gets shot in meetings, the business world can learn a lot from our military. Let’s take a lesson from General, later President, Dwight David Eisenhower that can help us reduce … Continue reading
Constraints: A Shortcut to Success
It’s still budget season across corporate America and we’re getting to crunch time. In the first pass of the budget, you invariably include all your wishes for the coming year. What new initiatives you’d like to take, why, and what … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged budgeting, finance, leadership, planning
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Your Meetings Suck (And So Do Mine)
My latest efforts to improve my leadership focus on the subject of meetings. Specifically, how to reduce the number and duration of those meetings and get people back to work. You have too many meetings, they suck and the people … Continue reading
What Are You Quarterbacking Today? Or Are You Getting Things Done Instead?
The hardest position to play in football is quarterback. You have to be an excellent athlete, of course, but also have the intelligence to learn complicated playbooks, manage the clock and show leadership to your team mates. To be a … Continue reading
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