Looking Ahead: Changes at the Management Excellence Blog in 2014

Fresh off the heels of running my annual post on the need for leaders to eschew annual resolutions in favor of a continuous refresh, I’m contradicting myself just a bit with my “blogging resolutions” for the year. I like the idea of making the goals public. Nothing like visibility to promote accountability! Here are 5 resolutions I'm making for strengthening the Management Excellence blog in the upcoming year:

By |2016-10-22T17:11:16-05:00January 3rd, 2014|Uncategorized|0 Comments

New Leader Tuesday-Gaining Critical Context for Your Team’s Mission

Many first-time leaders are given the equivalent of “battlefield” promotions with no more context than, “You’ve done a great job, you’re in charge.” If you end up on the receiving side of this “Go get ‘em Tiger,” philosophy of leadership development, it’s important for you to quickly gain context for your team’s role and accountabilities.

By |2016-10-22T17:11:30-05:00May 15th, 2012|Uncategorized|1 Comment

The Five Tripping Points of Emerging Leaders

A colleague used the phrase Tripping Points in conversation the other night to describe what leaders and management teams go through in attempting to take businesses from one level to the next. Firms and teams run into natural Tripping Points in the form of infrastructure and know-how as they work to grow a firm from start-up to $10 million or from $10 million to $25 million and so on. I can easily apply Tripping Point thinking to the challenges that we as professionals face in advancing our careers and in particular, in developing as leaders. Awareness of your prospective Tripping Points is an important first step in creating your personal and professional development plan.

By |2016-10-22T17:12:14-05:00February 5th, 2009|Career, Leadership|1 Comment
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