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Management Excellence Book Review: Management? It’s Not What You Think

Dec 11, 2010

I confess to having a proclivity for essay collections when it comes to reading about management. Essays move along quickly and they offer the reader the opportunity to capture quick sound bites over breakfast, on the train or in other ideal reading rooms. Also, there’s the reality that many management books struggle to adequately fill the space between the book-covers, offering up their best in the introduction, the first chapter and the wrap-up chapter. Here are my thoughts on: Management? It’s Not What You Think! by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel.

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10 of My Favorite Dumb Ass Management Mistakes

Dec 7, 2010

In the spirit of my post, “At Least 20 Things to Stop Doing as a Leader,” which has grown well north of 50 thanks to a deluge of reader comments, I’m back with a list of some insanely stupid and all-too-common management mistakes. These focus more on the decisions, actions or inactions that contribute to creating even bigger problems. While I’ve remained on the positive side of the law here (felons, you’ve had your day!), some of these mistakes are truly criminal. Please feel free to chime in with your additions.

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Leadership Caffeine™: What to Do If You Find Yourself Irrelevant at Work

Dec 6, 2010

Wondering whether you are still relevant in your workplace is one of those topics that many think about but few discuss. The “R” word after all is at the heart of our self-worth and self-esteem as professionals. If you find your relevance slipping away, here are some ideas for assessing your situation and taking action to rebuild your professional reputation at work.

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Art Guest Posts on Leadership at Tanveer Naseer’s Blog

Nov 30, 2010

My guest post at Tanveer Naseer’s blog, The Great and Perilous Leadership Journey Ahead, reflects my perspective on the rapidly and radically changing nature of leadership in our emerging environment. Perhaps my subhead says it best: “Welcome to the Leadership Blender.”

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A Leader’s List for Giving Thanks

Nov 24, 2010

As we take a momentary time-out in America from our significant challenges as a professionals, citizens and family members and give thanks for what’s good and right in our world and lives, those of us that serve as leaders owe a few additional toasts and thoughts for the privilege that we have in working with others. The Leader’s List for Giving Thanks, includes…

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Leadership Caffeine™: Mistakes are the Raw Ingredients of Leadership Courage

Nov 21, 2010

’ve made a number of mistakes over the course of my leadership career that make my head spin and my stomach turn just thinking about them. No life or death or business impacting mistakes, but, definitely some people and team impacting issues that created ill will and most definitely didn’t show me off at my leadership best. Learning from those mistakes helped me evolve my thinking on the role of a leader and on my true priorities in supporting my business, my peers and my team members.

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Leadership Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: Watch and Learn

Nov 19, 2010

Most great leaders that I’ve encountered are astute observers of their environment. They are good at reading people and situations, and they apply the insights gained through observing to improving their performance as leaders and to navigating the ever-present corporate politics. We spend a great deal of time helping individuals develop their skills as speakers, but when was the last time that you attended a workshop on improving your observation skills?

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November Leadership Development Carnival: Early Bird Edition

Nov 7, 2010

Thanks to the hard work of all-around great guy and great blogger, Dan McCarthy at Great Leadership (that’s a lot of great!), you once again have an opportunity to peruse 40 great posts from people passionate about all things leadership and professional development. Dan graciously has assembled content from far and wide to educate, entertain and stimulate ideas. Check out the line-up at the latest edition of the Leadership Development Carnival (Early Bird Edition).

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