All Entries Tagged With: "leadership"
The Effective Executive Part 4
There is one final question the effective decision-maker asks; “Is a decision really necessary?” Doing nothing is always one alternative. One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.
The Effective Executive Part 3
Effective executives lead from strength in their own work. If there is any one “secret” of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.
Lessons Learned: Through Both Inspiration and Malfeasance
We asked a group of leading business thinkers what books make their must-read lists. Fiction, nonfiction, even drama made the cut, each offering an oft-surprising business lesson. Here are some of their top picks.
The Effective Executive Part 2
An executive’s focus on contribution by itself is a powerful force in developing people. People adjust to the level of the demands made on them. This executive raises the sights and standards of everyone working for him.
An Expedition to Help Your Next Expedition
The Shackleton expedition is a compelling story of leadership when disaster strikes again and again.
The Leader: Is it You, or Someone Else?
As a venture capitalist, I work with many talented founder-CEOs, and inevitably they all find themselves contemplating whether they are still the right person for the job. A CEO’s role is vastly different at a fledgling startup than at a successful company operating at scale.
Henry V on Leadership: It’s Never Love, It’s Always “Pain”
His ability to innovate in ways that would turn significant disadvantages into game-winning advantages.
The Effective Executive Part 1
Effective executives focus on outward contributions. They gear their efforts to results rather than to work. They start by asking, “What results are expected of me?” rather than the work to be done, let alone its technique and tools.
Starting Your Startup: You Better Know This
Improve your ability to see the big picture. Learn to step back from the day-to-day tactical details of my business and focus on the “why”, not just the “what” and “how.”
Upstart CEO: Win The Future Or Settle For Second
America now seems like a tiger that is no longer a tiger, and everyone knows it – except for the tiger.
Leadership From A Master Pt. 2
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words; people, product, and profits. People come first. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two. Set your priorities accordingly.
Leadership From A Master Pt. 1
There are times in everyone’s life when something constructive is born out of adversity. There are times when things seem so bad that you’ve got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it. Leadership lessons by Lee Iacocca
Is It Time For America To Become Something Else?
Everyone’s at fault – both American citizens and leaders.
A Deal with the “Devil”
What would you do if the devil offered you superfluous reward, but for the price of your soul?
More Valuable:Management or Leadership (Video)
There are many managers, who can read spreadsheets, ensure stability and growth, but how does one get there. I think the best thing a manager can do to galvanize a workforce — show leadership.
If You Lead, Will They Follow? Pt. 4
But most of all, a leader needs to connect his vision to the employees, and alter their perspective of their roles and their empowerment to meet and exceed goals, both professional and personal.
If You Lead, Will They Follow? Pt. 2
There’s a point when leadership is less about noise, but whether you can execute exactly the way we want it to happen – within the agreed upon guidelines, timelines and budgets.
Big Mac or Mocha Latte?
Can you say – FRANCHISE? Did you know that it takes far less money to start a franchise than you imagined – you might be closer to realizing your dream of owning a business more than you think.
If You Lead, Will They Follow? Pt. 1
The hedgehog becomes excellent in one or two areas and delivers unprecedented value from those areas, while the fox is fast and eclectic. For the fox it’s more about style than performance.
Learning Leadership from Aristotle
Your job as a leader is to persuade people to do great things in uncertain contexts, using only one tool: your words.
