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In Praise of the Incomplete Leader: Have you ever feigned confidence to superiors or reports? Hidden the fact you were confused by the latest business results or blindsided by a competitor's move? If so, you've bought into the myth of the complete...; Tags: Deborah Ancona, Thomas W. Malone, Wanda J. Orlikowski, Peter M., Harvard Business Review, leader, leadership, vision; Articles 2008-05-07
The Six Secrets to Business Excellence: ChangeThis has posted John Spence's essay Achieving Business Excellence . In it, Spence argues that there are six things all excellent businesses have in common I have summed and in some cases paraphrased: 1. Vivid vision, well articulated. 2. The best people, who...; Tags: Leadership, Michael Fitzgerald, John Spence, ChangeThis; Blog posts 2008-05-07
McCain, Clinton, Obama: Who is the Best Leader-Manager?: Great leaders must also be great managers -- vision doesn't implement itself. Do the three presidential candidates have what it takes to translate their demonstrated leadership skills into management acuity? The jury is still out on each of them, says Joseph Nye Jr. in a recent...; Tags: Strategy, Sean Silverthorne, Nye, Organizational Skill, leadership, leader; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Do Evil Bosses Have An Edge?: I was thinking recently about the psychology of motivation, prompted by an article that discussed the evil genius of Apple. The author portrayed head honcho Steve Jobs as a meddling micromanager who pretty much scares the pants off his staff. Seriously, the dude makes people cry. That's in stark contrast...; Tags: Leadership, CC Holland; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Ethics Management Myths: Learning from Them: Many ethical decisions are analyzed in reverse. Choosing what is right is often just an analysis of everything you know to be wrong. But when we're talking about trying to manage those ethics, to attempt the huge challenge of getting a large group of people to behave accordingly, what do...; Tags: Leadership, William Baker, business ethics, ethics; Blog posts 2008-05-06

Here's an Idea: Bin the Suggestion Box: Britain may be one of Europe's innovation hotspots. But its businesses are still paying lip-service to innovation as an organisational strategy, according to Adobe's "Unleashing Innovation" survey. The vast majority of employers and employees it surveyed acknowledge innovation's importance to their business, but only 16 per cent...; Tags: Innovation, Idea, Feedback System, Leadership, Strategy, Management, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Are you a Total Leader?: A Total Leadership experiment is a planned change -- a doable stretch. It is deliberately aimed at making life demonstrably better in all four domains -- work, home, community, self. A quick review will show you the range of experiments and help you come up with ones...; Tags: Experiment, Leader, Total Leadership Experiment, Leadership, Management, Stewart D Friedman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
A Mini-Management Library: Newspapers aren't famous for their knowledge of management. But Jill Geisler, the management guru at the Poynter Institute, a news industry think tank and training ground, has put together a not-bad list of management books. For improving as a manager: "Understanding and Changing...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Fisher, Robert; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Top 10 Steps To Managing Your leadership Gap: The Impact Of Effective Succession Planning: Organizations around the globe face a quiet crisis of succession, and the time is now to begin implementing for the future. As the workforce ages, increased attention must be placed on establishing and maintaining effective succession planning programs. HR practitioners at corporations, government agencies, and non-profits have an important role...; Tags: Succession Planning, Softscape Inc., Leadership, Human Capital, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2008-02-01
Ethical Decisions: For leadership Only?: Monster.com, the Internet job-listing giant, has a quiz on its site called "Test Your Business Ethics." The quiz is aimed at entry-level employees who are new to business and presents five ethical dilemmas, each with three possible courses of action. What's interesting is that the correct answer for three of...; Tags: Business ethics, Workforce management, William Baker, leadership, ethical dilemma; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Soldiers Pursuing Harvard MBAs: Most students enter Harvard Business School with company experience under their belts. Increasingly, however, students are arriving with experience not from from the business field but from the battlefield. At Harvard Business School, upwards of 90 students have a military background, and applications from both active...; Tags: Team management, Sean Silverthorne, MBA, Scott Snook; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Tall Trees, Tall Thinking and Tall Poppies: A recent visit to Western Australia got me thinking about the impact of the tall poppy syndrome in innovation. While walking along the unique 40-metre-high platform in the Valley of the Giants (400-year-old Tingle Trees, some of the world's largest), I was impressed with the innovative...; Tags: Syndrome, Food & Beverage, Team Management, Leadership, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Jennifer Goddard; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Ethical Decisions: For leadership Only?: Ethical Decisions: For Leadership Only?Ethical Decisions: For Leadership Only?Unfortunately we have developed a generation of employees and future managers not leaders by telling them what to think education and processesrather than including how to think (rational, ethical, decision making processs). I do not want to stifle thought and initiative, we...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Leadership only, ethical decision, leadership, decision-making; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Ignite your Company's Innovation: A Hot Spot is a moment when people are working together in exceptionally creative and collaborative ways. Hot spots occur when the energy within and between people ﬂares. Ideas become contagious and new possibilities appear. Hot spots ﬂare through the spontaneous combustion of three elements and the multiplier effect...; Tags: Innovation, Hot Spot, Relationship, Mindset, Workforce Management, Leadership, Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Lynda Gratton; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Does Consensus Kill Creativity?: Can innovation thrive in a culture of comfort? Businesses believe it's more likely to flourish in environments that "challenge convention and consider new ways of solving problems", according to an Adobe study. But is Britain's workforce up to a daily brainstorming barney? Maintaining a constant siege mentality...; Tags: Innovation, Collaboration, Value, Gann, Portals, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Groupware, Strategy, Internet, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Studies Show That Business Book Summaries Can Increase Workplace Productivity: Inspection of the various factors that affect a company worker's motivation shows that much of the productivity of an employee can be attributed to the right kind of information being disseminated regularly and in an engaging manner. But how can an organization provide employees with sufficient, relevant, timely information without...; Tags: Workplace, BusinessSummaries.com, Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2008-03-17
No-one Wants a Nice Leader: When it comes to leadership, do nice guys finish last? Are the two mutually exclusive? Professor Jean-Francois Manzoni at business school IMD seems to indicate as much in "Big Ego Leadership". People want to work for someone who engages employees and listens to their ideas. But Manzoni...; Tags: Leader, Leadership, Management, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-04-24
More Grangemouth Refinery Talks: LONDON (Reuters UK) - More talks are likely next week between management and workers to resolve a dispute at the Grangemouth refinery that led to a two-day strike this week, a union official said on Thursday. The two-day strike at Grangemouth, which produces 10 percent...; Tags: Strike, Refinery, U.K., Grangemouth, Benefits, Leadership, Human Resources, Management; News items 2008-05-01
How Fear Can Make Your Business Stronger: I spent part of my day at an old-line manufacturing firm that is in an industry facing disruption by new technology. Rather than reacting to its fear of this technology by entering into despair or denial, it has become a leader in applying the new technology. The CEO...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-04-30
leadership - The Link Between Planning & Doing: After reading the preceding articles in this section on strategic planning, one will have a sense that strategic planning involves more than getting together for one day a yearto develop a strategic planning document. Strategic planning is both a logical, rational process, and a process that involves people. It takes...; Tags: Strategy, Strategic Planning, leadership, leader; White papers