leadership

In Mark McCormack’s book, “On Managing,” the former CEO of sports marketing company, IMG states, “When it comes to singing other people’s praises, all of us could use voice lessons.” He goes on to say that one’s criticism to praise ratio should not be greater than one to one.

It’s the time of year for giving and sharing. I’m reminded of Rule #12 in Susan Stamm’s book, 42 Rules of Employee Engagement, Sharing Builds Community, which relays the importance of being connected. Susan points out that the popularity of the many social networking sites are testament to our need to connect. These “virtual” connections, though, don’t seem to be the same as the real thing. For more, click here.

Tip #10:
Stop re-arranging the deck chairs.

The greatest problem with change is that no one wants to admit that it can happen to them.  The big three automakers kept ignoring signals from both the consumer as well as the market place.  Be honest about potential downturns and get ready. Don't create the doomsday, hand-wringing scenarios but ones that are well thought-out with a plan of action in your back pocket. Contingency is the name of the game. It's rather like a fire drill. If you don't have a plan, you can burn up!

Tip #9:

Dear fellow Hubbers, I admit I 'borrowed' this posting from another blog site, but it was just so good it needed airing here. I found it at http://theflyinghamster.blogspot.com. My comments follow at the end. Read and enjoy:

If you've got about 9 minutes, listen in to Bruce Lewin's Management Tip as he describes how we can improve ourselves and our ogranizations by considering 4 dimensions of leadership. Click here.