My company has changed a great deal over the years. We have gone from an energetic start up with a fantastic idea to a large organizationally stratified high tech corporation. When I first started with the company in 1996, people didn’t care about titles and if someone had a great idea they were given the freedom . . . → Read More: Going from Start-Up to Corporate
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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. . . . → 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 . . . → 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 People hate to fight. Its human nature to avoid conflict and we all want to be liked. Unfortunately, people often mistake confrontation for aggression. The reality is that conflict can be positive and constructive. Confrontation does not have to, and shouldn’t, be personal nor does it have to be mean. Direct . . . → Read More: Leading: Turning Conflict Into Conversation Leave a comment Business Philosophy, Communications, Corporate Culture 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 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 Working for a large company makes it very easy to get comfortable. You wake up and go to the same office, work with the same people, and do relatively similar things consistently. It’s easy to get lulled into the pattern. In Silicon Valley, that pattern became a lifestyle. The internet bubble has . . . → Read More: The Consultant’s Mindset 3 comments Business Philosophy, Career Development 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 I’m attending a conference in a couple of weeks where Danny Meyer, author of the best selling book “Setting the Table”, will be speaking about his business philosophy. The conference organizers strongly recommend that we read his book. My initial reaction was an internal groan when I thought about how much trouble I have . . . → Read More: What Can the Restaurant Business Teach Me?!? I just finished working with other leaders on the coming fiscal year initiatives. As I worked through the identification of our future efforts it occurred to me that some of my peers were caught by surprise by this planning exercise. Some were prepared with specific needs of their organizations because of well defined goals . . . → Read More: Working on the business, not in it Business decisions are, by their nature, subjective. Oh, we analyze data to understand exceptions and develop processes to ensure consistency; but, these are only aids to understand and limit risk. It’s interesting to observe so much effort around data analysis and process development, in an attempt to cover all bases. In the end, we . . . → Read More: Data and Processes Don’t Make Your Decisions For You I chuckle when reflecting on the latest trend in high tech corporations. Word is that we are moving from a “command and control” structure to one of “collaboration.” Wiki, Web 2.0, blogs. All exciting technologies that help us to communicate across geographies and maintain a common thread in the conversations over time. . . . → Read More: The New Corporate Catch Phrase – Collaboration |
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