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Co-creating our difference (continued)
January 21, 2016Since people often ask me for specifics about how to co-create, with their teams, stories of “how and why...
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Co-creating our difference
January 14, 2016Several weeks ago, I wrote that I saw Captain Abrashoff’s leadership journey on the Benfold as an inspiration to all managers, especially...
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Why “we” are different
January 7, 2016One of my favorite quotes about leadership is from Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn. When asked what distinguishes...
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Year end thoughts
December 30, 2015The end of December is a deeply reflective time for me, as I spend time with family and plan for the...
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Engagement is job one for any manager
December 18, 2015As we saw in the closing paragraph from last time, Captain Abrashoff’s engagement of his ship’s crew led to truly superior...
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Relationships with individuals are the key to leading groups
December 10, 2015After last week’s post, I received a number of requests—from both readers and clients—asking my advice about how managers should...
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How to build cultures of engagement
December 3, 2015Returning to a theme from our last post, the most effective leaders engage others in a group culture by creating a space where...
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The greatest responsibility of managers
November 27, 2015In the last entry, I focused in part on what I see as the responsibility of every leader, at any...
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An artistic view from the twenties on management
November 19, 2015There is a delightful scene in Woody Allen’s movie Midnight in Paris, where the legendary Gertrude Stein—played by actress Kathy Bates—lays out...
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Why efforts to change a culture may fail
November 12, 2015In the previous post, I wrote that the biggest reason that organizational culture initiatives fall flat is our failure...