Archive for the ‘Leadership’ tag
Effective Leaders are Specific
“Hey, Tom, if you could get some of those account reviews done by Thursday, that’d be great.”
Sometimes, to sound “nice”, we make requests like the one above. Casual (that’s a good thing), general (bad thing), with a deadline (good thing), but without a specific request (bad thing) or way to measure (very bad thing).
The result can descend into Read the rest of this entry »
Insecurity is Unbecoming of a Leader
Everyone has moments, or even periods, of insecurity.
Situation One:
Once, about 15 years ago, I was struggling to Read the rest of this entry »
Least Read – Top (Bottom) Five + One
These are my least-read posts. Maybe they hit Read the rest of this entry »
Most Read – Top Five + One
According to Google Analytics, these are my top five most popular posts in terms of Read the rest of this entry »
Customer Service Top Five + One
This week, five posts that will help you understand the value of great customer service, everyone’s role in it, and some ideas Read the rest of this entry »
Behavior and Feedback – Top Five + One
Several posts have had a focus on behavior and giving frequent specific feedback.
These things are among the wisest a leader can do, and yet Read the rest of this entry »
Most “Liked” – Top Five + One
It was fun to add the Facebook “like” button to the blog to see if anyone really liked the posts…
So, here are Read the rest of this entry »
Educators – Top Five + One
In acknowledgement of this week’s Iowa Education Summit, here are five posts that I think teachers might like. I frankly believe that Read the rest of this entry »
My letter to the editor about Sunday’s article on the Education Summit…
In response to that article,
I wrote this:
The Governor was spot-on in Sunday’s Register when he points out that “passionate and self-motivated” teachers are best — research backs that up, too — and that those things are “not easy to measure or reward.”
It’s okay that Read the rest of this entry »
My personal favorites – Top Five + One
Here we are at Avonlea Village (for you Anne of Green Gables fans) on our last trip to Canada in 2009.
As I wrote this, I was preparing for family vacation to Manitoba. Yes, that’s right, Manitoba. That’s where we were when this was going to get published on June 29. Unfortunately, I goofed up the scheduling, so we went a week without the blog; reminder: during this busy summer season, I’m taking a break from original posts and instead, sharing “greatest hits.”
Anyway…
Why Manitoba? Read the rest of this entry »
For New Leaders – Top Five + One
Are you new to a leadership position, and you’ve found this blog? Here are the top five posts with relevance to new leaders.
By the way, please share this with any Read the rest of this entry »
Stories – Top Five + One
Everyone loves stories. Stories inspire and motivate and help things “stick” so much better than facts, data, and research findings. Read the rest of this entry »
