Peter Drucker, one of the great business minds of our time, loved to ask the question: “What business are you really in?” In his book, The Practice of Management, he wrote, “That the question is so rarely asked – at least in a clear and sharp form – and so rarely given adequate study …
What is leadership and how does it differ from management? This is a question that I am asked on a regular basis. While there are many ways that question can be answered, I have my own personal thoughts on how each differs from the other. I think managers are more maintainers; they tend to …
In physics, one of the laws of magnetism is that opposites attract. When it comes to leadership, the exact opposite is true. What we find among leaders is that they tend to attract people who are like them. That can be good in some ways, not so good in others. As leaders, we want a …
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This time of year is great for reflecting. As a leader, it’s important that you wind business down for the holidays and preserve some time for yourself to think and to recharge. Maybe you’ll do that thinking while you’re looking at the twinkling lights on the Christmas tree after everyone else has gone to bed. …
Few things are more frustrating for a leader than seeing a plan, a project, or an overarching vision sputter because your team just doesn’t seem to be inspired by it. You know the effort is worthwhile, and you’ve clearly communicated to your team what they need to do to accomplish it, but it goes nowhere. …
Have you ever had a boss who welcomed employees – employees who report to you – that come to him or her when they have issues? Even though those employees should be bringing those issues directly to you? I have had bosses like that, and few things are more frustrating. Not only are you often …
As a leader, have you ever been concerned because you feel like your vision, or an initiative, or a change project you are rolling out is not being readily adopted by those that you would expect to take it to run with it? The problem may be that there is no “why” behind the “what.” …
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Have you ever been at an impasse over an idea or concept with someone on your team—or even your boss? These kinds of conflicts can jam up workflow and slow productivity. We were just working with a client that brought this very situation to us. He said, “Mark, we are about three months into this …
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Have you ever had somebody on your team that’s withdrawn or someone whose performance has dropped and you just know that there is something going on? Isn’t that one of the most frustrating things we deal with as leaders? If our employees would just tell us the problem, we could fix it and help improve …
Have you ever had issues with getting your team to buy in to your vision? As leaders, this can be really frustrating. We have ideas that will impact the bottom line—but only if we can get our team on board. Challenge: Team Buy-In Leaders are about change. Leaders have vision. Leaders need to influence their …
