So is the person failing because they are a rotten apple or are they in a rotten barrel? A question worth asking and some perspective on how it can be a powerful question for both leaders and followers.
Rotten Apple or Rotten Barrel?
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Leadership
Lessons in Leadership: Chris Ilitch
So what has made Little Ceasars successful? Here from the words of Chris Ilitch.
Don’t Be Mean – Part Two . . the 5 step solution for leaders
In part one I labelled an unsupported leadership transition as MEAN. This is the second post where I outline some simple things a leader can do to lower the chance of failure for a new leader to their team. This is a guest post on Mary Jo Asmus’ site, an excellent coach and a friend.
Don’t Be Mean – Part One
What is the cost of a figure it out development plan for new leaders? There is research that suggests a 40% failure rate in leadership transitions and the costs are high and understood. But there is also a real cost to the individual. I would also argue that with all this knowledge, it MEAN. Here is the first part of my argument.
Resilience – What we can learn from the military
Resiliency is a relevant topic for this business environment. It is even more relevant for our soldiers. Here is a quick summary of what the HBR article it was from says and how we might use the information today. Notice the awareness of self piece. It is always there . . . .
Want to develop as a leader? Focus on these three adjectives
Use these three adjectives to drive and measure your efforts to develop as a leader.
Secret Sauce for Performance – Knowing What Matters to Your People. A story . . .
Rewarding people means knowing what matters the most to people. Here is a story about what that looks like and two things you can do to
Lessons in Leadership – Learning delegation from a child
Learning to delegate is a key skill for a leader. Here is a simple way for you to assess your teams ability to solve their own problems and your ability to give them space to do that.
Finally Friday! – Why it is the best day to connect with your people
Friday is really a rare opportunity to connect with your people. Here is why and how you can use what they say to learn a little bit more
What keeps you up at night? A unique way to use this question
What keeps you up at night? This questions has been asked many times, but never used quite like the way I heard it from retired Brigadier General David Hall.
Developing Resilience – 4 Ways to Process Pain
Developing resilience is partly about processing the pain or discomfort you are feeling. Here are four ways to do that.
The Law of Leadership Transparency – 3 ways to apply it
Transparency is important enough in leadership to become a law. Here is the law of transparency and three ways to apply it to develop leaders and trusting relationships.