There’s very little new to be said about what leadership IS. There is however a great deal to be said about how leadership takes place—particularly in an era characterized by what the academics call VUCA: volatility, uncertainty, conflict and ambiguity.
We’ve tolerated mediocre to miserable leadership in too many areas of our society and lives for too long. It’s a good time to rethink leadership and demand accountability for results.
The hardest work of leading you’ll ever do is not the coaching, problem-solving, communicating and other externally focused activities that occupy your days. Rather, the heavy lifting of creating success as a leader goes on in the space between your ears. Here are 5 key internal issues every leader must regularly renew:
It was an interesting week in the news and an interesting week to explore a variety of topics in management and leadership. Here are four for your consideration and some thoughts on the week in the rearview mirror:
In my experience, the best managers are devoted students of the art of character study—not out of some desire to play armchair psychologist, but rather out of the desire to help. Here’s why…
One of the initial decisions you face when you are promoted to a leadership role with direct report managers is whether to focus on building around the talent you just inherited or clean house and start fresh with a team that is most definitely yours. Your approach will have a profound impact on your ultimate success. Here are some key considerations when facing this issue:
A free new e-book! And in case you missed it, the latest leadership and management writing from Art Petty, and some thoughts on the week just past.
Let’s face it, bad days happen to all of us. How you choose to respond sets a powerful example for your team and most definitely impacts your results. You can grumble and groan or steel your resolve, smile and keep marching. I opt for the latter.
A few months before his untimely passing, I had a chance to sit down and talk with an individual who helped mold my own leadership aspirations and behaviors over my career. The wisdom he imparted in our all-too-short conversation would fill books on the topic of learning to lead. Enjoy!
The work this week ranged from mentoring first-time managers, and building trust on your team to thoughts on building accountability, turning stress into performance and leveraging the insights of those brilliant management thinkers, the videogame designers. Enjoy!
