Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Friday, April 25, 2014
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Friday, April 18, 2014
Positive Leadership: Easter Message
Even before Adam Smith’s The Theory of Moral Sentiments,
Judeo-Christian tradition stressed the importance of having a set of overarching
values embedded within the financial system if we wish to have a
sustainable market economy.
This cannot just be codified in the hope that controls will compel
wider ethical behaviour. It won’t. Ethics have to be taught as well as caught.
What
the recent Co-op debacle in the UK reminded us (appropriate for an Easter reflection) is that we
all fall short of the mark.
So,
while we are all capable of acting on the prompting of our consciences but we
also need to practise a new calibration, away from legacy laissez-faire,
moral setting and towards an enlightened sustainable self-interest.
The key message of Easter is that good can come out of bad situations.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Positive Leadership: The Little Book of IDEO
The result is a slim hardcover called The Little Book of IDEO.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Positive Leadership: The Coaching Payoff
Friday, April 11, 2014
Positive Leadership: More is Less
Greg McKeown saw first-hand how success can
lead straight to professional and personal failure, during his career
evaluating and coaching Silicon Valley executives.
The heart of the problem, he
says, is the insidious idea that we can do it all. As entrepreneurs and
executives find success, they're often overwhelmed by expectations and options,
and end up losing the single-minded focus that made them successful in the
first place.
Taking inspiration from legendary designer Dieter Ram's philosophy
of "less but better", McKeown outlines an antidote in his book
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, which features practical tips on
how to figure out what's most important, eliminate the trivial, and establish
routines for effortless execution.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Positive Leadership: Success in Negotiating
How did Ron Shapiro successfully
negotiate Joe Mauer’s $184 million contract, the fourth largest contract in the
history of baseball?
He attributes his success with the Minnesota Twins catcher
to his careful preparation.
A new book, Perfecting Your Pitch: Howto Succeed in Business and in Life by Finding Words That Work, outlines the three-step process he
developed as a sports agent and lawyer.
Wharton management professor Adam M. Grant
recently interviewed Shapiro about the process he uses. For more, see: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/ron-shapiro-words-work/
Monday, April 07, 2014
Friday, April 04, 2014
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Positive Leadership: Management v Leadership
The manager administers; the leader
innovates.
The manager is a copy; the leader is an
original.
The manager maintains; the leader develops.
The manager focuses on systems and
structure; the leader focuses on people.
The manager relies on control; the leader
inspires trust.
The manager has a short-range view; the
leader has a long-range perspective.
The manager asks how and when; the leader
asks what and why.
The manager has his or her eye always on
the bottom line; the leader’s eye is on the horizon.
The manager imitates; the leader
originates.
The manager accepts the status quo; the
leader challenges it.
The manager is the classic good soldier;
the leader is his or her own person
