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I was in a series of leadership offsites this week and had some interesting observations about communication. All the leaders around me were the best that I have ever worked with. They understand business and how to lead. Each leader has their own style and strengths which create their own organizational culture. Some would ask . . . → Read More: Leaders Ask Rather Than Direct  Leave a comment  Business Philosophy, Communications, Corporate Culture, General Thoughts  busines leadership, business, business communication, business philosophy, career, career developement, Communications, conflict, confrontation, conversation, effective leadership, leadership, leadership coaching, leadership development, leadership qualities, leadership skill, leadership skills, leadership styles, management leadership, organizational leadership, professional development, servant leadership, situational leadership, transformational leadership, what is leadership, work, workplace One of the biggest traps that we fall into in technical companies is we assume we know what customers want or need. Silicon Valley companies grew up building engineering products for engineers. This means that we started by making products for ourselves and assumed that customers needed the same stuff too. Fortunately, we were right . . . → Read More: The Most Dangerous Business Assumption 2 comments Business Philosophy, Corporate Culture, General Thoughts busines leadership, business, Business Assumptions, business philosophy, career, career developement, effective leadership, leadership, leadership coaching, leadership development, leadership qualities, leadership skill, leadership skills, leadership styles, management leadership, organizational leadership, product development, Product Management, professional development, servant leadership, situational leadership, transformational leadership, what is leadership, work, workplace I was chatting with a member of my management team in the hallway the other day and something she said really stuck in my head. We were talking about the organizational performance turn around that we were in the midst of and she said, “You’ve really added simplicity and definition to what we need to . . . → Read More: The Business Is Never About You! 2 comments Business Philosophy, General Thoughts busines leadership, business, business philosophy, career, career developement, effective leadership, leadership, leadership coaching, leadership development, leadership qualities, leadership skill, leadership skills, leadership styles, management leadership, organizational leadership, professional development, servant leadership, situational leadership, transformational leadership, what is leadership, work, workplace Brainstorming exercises are some of the most creative and productive activities. We use them for strategic planning, problem solving, and career planning. So why does brainstorming have such a poor reputation? Too often they become awkward and uncomfortable. They can be confusing discussions with undefined goals or dominated by one or two individuals with strong . . . → Read More: Brainstorming – Not Just Lost Time I am amazed to watch people who love a crisis. Oh, I don’t mean those that love critical situations and the immediate effect decisions have. I’m talking about fire fighters, ready to whisk into action, stomping out the figurative flames, with a can of petrol and a book of matches behind their backs. I refer . . . → Read More: Crisis Junkies |
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