Category Archives: leadership
Hey Leader! Wanna go for a cup of coffee with me? Yeah, Right Now?
I was on twitter this morning and saw an interesting link to a management article. The name of the article initially caught my attention so I thought why not… Here is the original article if you care to read … Continue reading
Leadershp: There’s no Room for “I” in Leadershp
In April 2006 I stood on the precipice of the most significant educational accomplishment I had ever dreamed of realizing, a Masters of Science degree. On a bright hot spring day that month in southern California my wife and I walked … Continue reading
Where You Coming From Man?!…
I read a great blog post this morning from an author named Susan Mazza. You can find her at Random Acts of Leadership and on twitter @Susanmazza. It is a great post thoughtful introspective and balanced. I particularly like the … Continue reading
Are you in the Leadership Doldrums?
Lately I have been struggling with the repetitive nature of work. For me the excitement comes from the new and unexpected challenges that hit me throughout the day, week, month. I like dealing with new problems. When all the problems … Continue reading
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #34
34. Leaders know: Energy begets energy. Way back when I was a teen I noticed something strange. I had certain friends I really wanted to be around. It was like they radiated energy, you could literally recharge yourself in their … Continue reading
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #33
33. Leaders wear their passion on their sleeve In 2005 I conducted a research study into the origins of leadership. My goal was to understand the early signs and behaviors of emergent leadership. My theory was that if you could … Continue reading
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #26
26. Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. YES YES YES they do! This is the core of what they do! Challenge: Who are you developing as a leader right now? If you are not why not?!
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #25
25. Leaders have taste. Yeah I’m not so sure about this one. Sure leaders have taste so do many other individuals. I just do not believe this is a defining characteristic of a leader. Perhaps from a follower point of … Continue reading
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #24
24. Leaders also know when to challenge design specs. Okay so this one is obvious if we continue on from the last post. There is always a leader a level or two up that sets the design spec for you. … Continue reading
50 Posts 50 Rules: Tom Peters on Leadership #23
23. Leaders set design specs. When I first saw this rule I thought what the heck is Peters talking about here?! I thought we were talking about leadership not engineering or architecture. Then it struck me this rule is more … Continue reading
