Archive for March, 2009
Posted in March 31st, 2009
13. Leaders wire the joint.
Okay today’s post is going to be really short. Read rule number 10 and rule number 12 again.
Bottom line is leaders understand the complex pattern of relationships that exist in their environment and know how to tap them to achieve the goals of the enterprise.
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Posted in March 29th, 2009
12. Leaders groove on ambiguity.
I read this rule with amusement from the perspective of “what the heck is Peters trying to say here?!” His explanation of this relatively straight forward rule seemed obtuse to me. The bottom line is that a leader looks at the world and sees that there is more than one answer […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
11. Leaders multitask. It is interesting to me that on this rule and the previous one, Peters argues that women are better suited to leadership than are men. Well I agree, on these points they are. While this is a generalization and those are typically fraught with exceptions that render them meaningless, in this case the […]
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Posted in March 24th, 2009
Okay a little diversion from our Tom Peters series…
Last night I was watching a DVR’d episode of Hell’s Kitchen. For some reason I really like this show. Maybe it is my passion for cooking, I do dream of being a chef.
After the show ended I realized that despite my love of the culinary arts, the […]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2009
Wow our first milestone 10 posts on Tom Peters 50 rules of leadership, only 40 more to go. Well back to it.
10. Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships. If you have read my blog for any length of time you will undoubtedly know that I believe that leadership is a relational activity. You cannot lead […]
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Posted in March 19th, 2009
9. Leaders win through logistics. In the post “Leaders love the mess” it may not have been obvious that despite the chaos and unpredictability of a leadership situation, the role of the leader is no not only identify systems and processes but to ensure that they work effectively. Leaders do not execute […]
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Posted in March 16th, 2009
8. Leaders create their own ( peculiar? ) destinies.
Strangely worded for a rule don’t you think. Essentially we leaders must recognize that leadership is not an intellectual thing. I go to school for leadership I learn everything about the subject therefore I am now a leader.
WRONG!
That may make you an academic of sorts but certainly […]
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Posted in March 13th, 2009
7. Leaders deliver.There is an old leadership saying that if you turn around and there is no one following you, you might not be a leader. There is another equally important concept that says if you are not leading your team to accomplish the goals of your enterprise you are not a leader. Right up […]
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Posted in March 12th, 2009
6. The leader is rarely — possibly never? — the best performer.This is an interesting idea and is very true. Why would we assume that someone who leads needs to be the best at a specific topic other than leadership?! Leaders are good at leading and getting others to rally around a goal. They are […]
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Posted in March 9th, 2009
5. Leaders love the mess.I have said many times that leadership is messy. If you think that you case have a nice neat orderly world and lead effectively good luck! Maybe there is a nice administrative military role in an obscure country that would like you. I don’t know where you could find such a […]
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