Its late morning Friday and you are in the zone working through just how to get the organization on board with your latest improvement project. Just then your top performer shows up at your door. She jars you out of the zone and as you scramble to collect your senses to talk to her. […]

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What is an Automotive leader to do?
You are a senior leader of a once great automotive giant. A company that has been an icon of the american experience. Brand equity that goes beyond the obvious to the iconic. But now 5 dollar gasoline threatens all that. It was bad enough that the vehicles are for […]

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Well after a well deserved break for the holidays Developing Leaders returns with a new angle on leadership and an opportunity for you to get into the game.

Let’s talk about business leadership. Recently I was asked my opinion of General Motors and what I would do about their current challenges. I read on […]

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Engagement
 
How exactly would a leader go about creating this elusive characteristic of a high performance employee?
 
Is there something that can be done, some trick to use, strategy to employ? How do you do it?
 
I often wonder is those in leadership roles even ask these questions. Do they take the time to consider how their team […]

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The other day I was reading an article posted in the Gallup management journal. The article was written by a couple of advanced degree guys with a lot of patience. They studied 24,000 people in numerous organizations over a ten year period. High marks for commitment for sure. Their article was called Tribal Leadership. A […]

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A few weeks back a question was asked relating to leadership integrity, would leader lie for his boss? A case study was laid out in which our hero Steve was asked by is boss Reed to attend a meeting on his behalf and lie about his absence.
Principle
Integrity has no neutral zone. You stay true […]

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A Case Study on Leader Integrity
Steve walked into his boss Reed’s office at precisely 2pm. For the past year and a half Steve had reported to Reed within the technology department of a major manufacturing firm. Steve liked Reed; he was detail oriented, thoughtful but got things done and always gave good advice. As a […]

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Yesterday I was surfing around in web 2.0 when I came across a neat survey on Plaxo.com. Colleague
Ron Acker had asked the question, what is the most important quality for a leader? This got me thinking as the responses poured in. A landslide win for “integrity”. I sent Ron a private note suggesting that […]

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The generation born prior to the mid 1960’s was part of a world of wealth and success. Their parents had returned from WWII victorious. The United States was about to enter into a period of prosperity that had not been known by the previous generations. These factors had a lasting impact on boomer values. Boomers […]

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Todays organizations are filled with individuals making up at least three generations baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. Each of these groups looks at the workplace differently. These differences play a pivotal role in the answer to todays question.
The Scenario:
Jill is a gen Y’r fresh out of College. She is a wired girl, more […]

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