How Great Companies Turn Crisis Into Opportunity
In the current issue of Fortune Magazine, Jim Collins is interviewed by Fortune Senior Writer Jennifer Reingold for the article “How Great Companies Turn Crisis Into Opportunity”.
January 2009
Don't Just Check the Box
How often have you laid out for your team, perhaps in a presentation followed by a clearly written document, a future state for the team as well as the strategies for getting there. And, you wait, and wait, and nothing happens.
This is the situation that Marshall Goldsmith addresses in “Don’t Just Check the Box”. Though written four years ago, his advice is as timely today as it was in 2005.
Power Plays: How to Use Your Power Wisely
Power is a subject that is not often discussed in public. Yet, an individual cannot be a leader without having power, “the potential to influence others.” In this week’s Tuesday Reading, “Power Plays: How to Use Your Power Wisely” from the December 2008 Issue of the Center for Creative Leadership’s Newsletter Leading Effectively, outlines nine strategies for levering your power more effectively:
1. Make relationships a priority. To improve relational power you need to: