Warren Bennis On Becomng a Leader Addison-Wesley 1989 A classic. With experience on both the academic and practical side, Bennis covers the how of becoming a leader. The key to full self-expression is understanding oneself and the world and the key to understanding is learning – from one’s own life experience. It is more important…
One of our nagging problems is that the “fixes” we are taught to do, don’t work. Keeping on doing something that doesn’t work is a problem. Source: 10 Ways to Solve Real Problems
Ken Blanchard is the guru of gurus in the consulting/coaching world. Most owners and bosses could use organizational coaching and or personal coaching, but only the most wise seek it out. What are your thoughts? What kind of consulting or coaching do you find valuable? rare? Source: Are You Coachable? 3 Questions to Consider
Membership recruitment is of course a primary interest in all voluntary associations. Trade associations are no different. If you read books and go to seminars for trade associations and non-profits you would think that membership recruitment is conducted by tracking, that is, carefully recording statistics of visitor and new member activity. This is a bit…
Often wrong answers circulate in our culture, such as “good guys never win” and “no good deed goes unpunished.” These may seem true upon quick observation. Over time, however, the only small businesses that I have seen both prosper and last have been businesses that offered a genuine service or product with service that tended…
“The meaning of the word “character” changes. It is used less to describe traits like selflessness, generosity, self-sacrifice, and other quality that sometimes make worldly success less likely. It is instead used to describe traits like self-control, grit resilience, and tenacity, quality that make worldly success more likely. ” David Brooks, The Road to Character…
Top Ten Tips 1. There is no such thing as multi-tasking, there is only attention switching. 2. Disrupting attention leads to lower productivity. 3. Worrying about performance leads to mess-ups. An athlete, for instance, knows that best performance comes from automatic, not thought-through action. 4. One may reduce the 10,00 hours dramatically by using attention…
“Half the team doesn’t trust the boss” Says Dan Rockwell in his blog today, citing a recent study. When managers withhold information, are unrealistically optimistic, or use put-downs, their employees do not trust them. Without trust, there will not be high performance. Dan enumerates ways that managers can build trust. Mostly they revolve around engaging…
I am an expert in increasing productivity, both for individuals & groups. Perhaps uniquely, I am an expert on the social dynamics of organizations — organizations like a workgroups, churches, or associations. I still will serve teachers and educational institutions, but I am expanding. Actually, I started with helping small businesses, churches, and denominations back…
Ever wonder what might really work with your staff? I give you the secret, based on years of research, on what staff really respect. You will be amazed! Online training right here (see Directors click through or Indep Study at bottom) for Texas Core Competencies 1.110, 3.1.4, 3.2.3) for 3 half hour audio, just 4…