Comments for Developing Leaders http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com Leadership Development and Leadership Training without the Hype Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Where You Coming From Man?!… by R Hurst http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/where-you-coming-from-man#comment-224 R Hurst Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:15 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/where-you-coming-from-man#comment-224 test test

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]]> Comment on Manager Tools: Communication Seminar by markhorstman@gmail.com http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/manager-tools-communication-seminar#comment-209 markhorstman@gmail.com Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:44:44 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/manager-tools-communication-seminar#comment-209 Ron- Thanks for the kind words! Glad you were with us, and share our passion for developing managers and leaders. Mark Horstman Manager Tools Ron-

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you were with us, and share our passion for developing managers and leaders.

Mark Horstman
Manager Tools

]]> Comment on Retain Retrain or Release… Part 2 by Richard Butler http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/retain-retrain-or-release-part-2#comment-208 Richard Butler Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:34:40 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/retain-retrain-or-release-part-2#comment-208 Wow..from the time I read about the headline, I know this is something I must read. From the first post I read, I will totally agree about the principle on retain, retrain or release. Of course companies wants to hire the best employees and sometimes even though they are the best, still the work performance gets low. This was a very eye opening article for me. I guess that's the process I should focus on to lessen my problems with my employees. Thanks..ú Wow..from the time I read about the headline, I know this is something I must read. From the first post I read, I will totally agree about the principle on retain, retrain or release.

Of course companies wants to hire the best employees and sometimes even though they are the best, still the work performance gets low. This was a very eye opening article for me.

I guess that’s the process I should focus on to lessen my problems with my employees.

Thanks..ú

]]> Comment on Linked In Leadership: An exchange with Suresh Srinivasan by Ron Hurst http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/linked-in-leadership-an-exchange-with-suresh-srinivasan#comment-199 Ron Hurst Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:08:32 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/linked-in-leadership-an-exchange-with-suresh-srinivasan#comment-199 Isaac In a word yes they are. There are many leaders who are born with certain characteristics that help them lead naturally. There are others who discover their desire to lead later on and then go about developing their abilities to do so. So the answer is both born and made. Not trained though leadership comes from within it canot be forced onto someone. If leadership cannot be developed I would not be one. If leadership cannot be developed this site and many many others are irrelevant aren't they? Thanks for the question! Lead well Ron Isaac

In a word yes they are. There are many leaders who are born with certain characteristics that help them lead naturally. There are others who discover their desire to lead later on and then go about developing their abilities to do so. So the answer is both born and made. Not trained though leadership comes from within it canot be forced onto someone.

If leadership cannot be developed I would not be one. If leadership cannot be developed this site and many many others are irrelevant aren’t they?

Thanks for the question!
Lead well
Ron

]]> Comment on Linked In Leadership: An exchange with Suresh Srinivasan by isaac s seleka http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/linked-in-leadership-an-exchange-with-suresh-srinivasan#comment-198 isaac s seleka Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:54 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/linked-in-leadership-an-exchange-with-suresh-srinivasan#comment-198 please! answer this question for me, Are leaders born or trained please! answer this question for me, Are leaders born or trained

]]> Comment on 5 Dollar Gasoline: Automotive Crunch Mix by Ottawa Used Cars For Sale http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/5-dollar-gasoline-automotive-crunch-mix#comment-169 Ottawa Used Cars For Sale Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:19:35 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/5-dollar-gasoline-automotive-crunch-mix#comment-169 Well Ron, You've summed it up pretty well, but do the leaders have what it takes to pull it off? It seems that automotive leaders are in the same panic mode that most consumers are in. Hopefully, clear heads will prevail and we'll see quality products that will have a lot less dependency on the impending 5 dollar gasoline! Neil Well Ron,

You’ve summed it up pretty well, but do the leaders have what it takes to pull it off?

It seems that automotive leaders are in the same panic mode that most consumers are in.

Hopefully, clear heads will prevail and we’ll see quality products that will have a lot less dependency on the impending 5 dollar gasoline!

Neil

]]> Comment on Can you teach…or learn integrity? by carl raskin http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-168 carl raskin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:40:29 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-168 Based on the small read so far, I have a lot to learn. Based on the small read so far, I have a lot to
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]]> Comment on A Leader’s perspective: Seeing the world through mental models by Shaun Kieran http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/a-leaders-perspective-seeing-the-world-through-mental-models#comment-167 Shaun Kieran Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:53:52 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/a-leaders-perspective-seeing-the-world-through-mental-models#comment-167 I agree with most of your post. I'm amazed at how much resistance there is to learning -as if to do so will be a shattering experience, rather than an enriching one. Being aware of one's own thoughts and feelings should be a wonderful asset, but too often is seen as temporizing, surrendering to doubt, interrupting the flow, self indulgence, and the charge of cowardice is always lurking. In the absence of a cultural audience that recognizes, appreciates, and encourages the learning that results from self-awareness and emotional honesty, there will be less of it. And those that try, but perhaps don’t quite nail it perfectly, can often end up feeling burned - rejected and isolated. Having said that, learning is really the only way forward. I agree with most of your post. I’m amazed at how much resistance there is to learning -as if to do so will be a shattering experience, rather than an enriching one.

Being aware of one’s own thoughts and feelings should be a wonderful asset, but too often is seen as temporizing, surrendering to doubt, interrupting the flow, self indulgence, and the charge of cowardice is always lurking.

In the absence of a cultural audience that recognizes, appreciates, and encourages the learning that results from self-awareness and emotional honesty, there will be less of it.

And those that try, but perhaps don’t quite nail it perfectly, can often end up feeling burned – rejected and isolated.

Having said that, learning is really the only way forward.

]]> Comment on General Motors: A Leadership Opportunity?! by Stephen McPherson http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/general-motors-a-leadership-opportunity#comment-166 Stephen McPherson Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:27:25 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/general-motors-a-leadership-opportunity#comment-166 Ron, GM is in desperate need of an iconoclastic leader along the lines of Lee Iacocca. GM truly needs to be turned upside down and given a good shake. However, the American people could stand the same thing, and unfortunatley that's not on the horizon either. Why do I say that? Well, the medical obligation of GM's retirees in the US is bankrupting the company. What's that got to do with the American people? Simple answer: universal health care. The US is the only western power with out it and it has a direct correlation on the current national economic woes and well as those of GM. Additionally, the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs is directly attributable to a lack of universal health care.(We've benefitted for years in Canada from this.) This lack adds a huge burden to manufacturers and makes the outsourcing decision a lot easier. The American people need to understand that neither the health insurers, nor the doctors, nor the lawyers, nor the politician have the best interests of the American people at heart on the issue of universal health care. They all stand to lose too much money and power if universal health care were to become a reality in the US. As for GM, they need to consoldiate very quickly. Consolidate down to 2 or 3 brands - 1 to carry the name sake, a second as a luxury brand and maybe keep GMC as a truck brand. Personally, I'd keep Chev, Cadillac and GMC and ditch the rest. The hard part will be dumping the dealer franchises. Ford did this in Canada with Mercury several years ago. GM also needs to start blowing it's own horn more. They have some real Honda beaters in their product line up but few are aware, especially in the press. The press seem to be happy to keep on giving Honda and Toyota a free ride. GM needs to up the ante. Ron, GM is in desperate need of an iconoclastic leader along the lines of Lee Iacocca. GM truly needs to be turned upside down and given a good shake. However, the American people could stand the same thing, and unfortunatley that’s not on the horizon either. Why do I say that? Well, the medical obligation of GM’s retirees in the US is bankrupting the company. What’s that got to do with the American people? Simple answer: universal health care. The US is the only western power with out it and it has a direct correlation on the current national economic woes and well as those of GM. Additionally, the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs is directly attributable to a lack of universal health care.(We’ve benefitted for years in Canada from this.) This lack adds a huge burden to manufacturers and makes the outsourcing decision a lot easier. The American people need to understand that neither the health insurers, nor the doctors, nor the lawyers, nor the politician have the best interests of the American people at heart on the issue of universal health care. They all stand to lose too much money and power if universal health care were to become a reality in the US.

As for GM, they need to consoldiate very quickly. Consolidate down to 2 or 3 brands – 1 to carry the name sake, a second as a luxury brand and maybe keep GMC as a truck brand. Personally, I’d keep Chev, Cadillac and GMC and ditch the rest. The hard part will be dumping the dealer franchises. Ford did this in Canada with Mercury several years ago. GM also needs to start blowing it’s own horn more. They have some real Honda beaters in their product line up but few are aware, especially in the press. The press seem to be happy to keep on giving Honda and Toyota a free ride. GM needs to up the ante.

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