Leadership
10.14.2014
Leadership is a Contact Sport
Today’s Tuesday Reading is actually a Marshall Goldsmith video “Leadership is a Contact Sport”. In this video Goldsmith teaches a very straightforward model for development as a leader or as a team member. It has eight steps: 1. Ask. Create a habit of asking people important questions – how could I have done a […]
09.23.2014
A lead-manage-do journey
A reflection shared by MOR Leaders alum, Jim Hall from UMN. Jim writes, “We only have so much time in a given week. How you divide your time is up to you. But where should you provide focus? Lead, manage, or do? The “lead-manage-do” concept helps us to understand the focus we need to put […]
09.23.2014
To Get Honest Feedback, Leaders Need to Ask
Today’s Tuesday Reading is “To Get Honest Feedback, Leaders Need to Ask”, as essay from the pens of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner which appeared on the HBR Blog Network. Kouzes and Posner are coauthors of The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. Both are at Santa Clara University where Posner […]
09.16.2014
“The Behaviors that Define A-Players”
Today’s Tuesday Reading, “The Behaviors that Define A-Players”, focuses on identifying those leadership skills that make a difference between good and exceptional individual performers. The essay comes from the pens of Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman and appeared in the Harvard Business Review boogs. Zenger and Folkman are CEO and president of the leadership consultancy Zenger | Folkman […]
09.09.2014
Develop Strategic Thinkers Throughout Your Organization
The Tuesday Reading today is “Develop Strategic Thinkers Throughout Your Organization” by Robert Kabacoff, Vice President of Research at the Management Research Group. The essay appeared in the HBR Blog earlier this year. Kabacoff begins his essay by noting that multiple studies have shown that “strategic thinkers are found to be among the most highly effective leaders.” He […]
09.02.2014
How to Communicate Effectively at Work
Today’s Tuesday Reading, “How to Communicate Effectively at Work” first appeared two years ago as a nine picture slide deck embedded in a Forbes’ article that reports on Karen Friedman’s book Shut Up And Say Something: Business Communication Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Influence Listeners. The author of the article is by Susan Adams. For me, […]
08.19.2014
"Stop winning so much." What?
Today’s Tuesday Reading is actually a short video “’Stop winning so much.’ What?” by Marshall Goldsmith. Goldsmith is a widely known author – What Got You Hear, Won’t Get You There – and executive coach. He begins this video by recalling a lesson he learned from Peter Drucker, perhaps the world’s authority on management. In one of their conversations, […]
07.29.2014
The Case for and Against Stressful Deadlines
Today’s Tuesday Reading, “The Case for and Against Stressful Deadlines” comes to us from the pen of Laura Vanderkem and recently appeared at FastCompany.com. Vanderkem is a well-known writer who questions the status quo and helps readers rediscover their true passions and beliefs in pursuit of more meaningful lives. Some of us abhor deadlines, some of […]
07.22.2014
Curiosity and Leadership
Today’s Tuesday Reading, Curiosity and Leadership, was written by Sarah Miller as a Leadership Reflection for the CIC X Leaders Program cohort. Sara is Faculty Engagement Service Leader in the Division of Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Curosity lives where learning and motivation intersect.
What does curiosity have to do […]
06.10.2014
Every Leader Needs a Challenger in Chief
This week’s Tuesday Reading is Every Leader Needs a Challenger in Chief, an essay, which appeared last fall at bloomberg dot com, by Noreena Hertz. Hertz is professor of globalization at Rotterdam School om Management, Erasmus University and University College London, and is author of Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World. Professor […]