What I have been seeing in the past six weeks or so among my clients is what I would call, “The Paradox of the Double Dip.” Let me explain. As you all know the economy and financial markets crashed badly. In March we saw “the low” and the economy was supposed to be on the road to recovery. [...]
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Is There A Common Global Language For Leadership?
Have you ever wondered whether there is any common language that exists for all humans and, if so, how knowing about that language might help you be a more effective as a leader? Well, there is and researchers have called it “deep metaphors.”
In the November/December 2008 issue of Spirituality & Health magazine, Managing Editor Betsy [...]
Are We Having Fun Yet?
In the realm of leadership the conversations are almost always quite serious. We discuss characteristics and traits like integrity and core values and mission statements for guiding teams of people. We review how leaders make mistakes, and how they fail. Process improvement, ROI, P&Ls, the list goes on. One topic that rarely comes up is [...]
Leading a Meaningful Life
Author’s Note: Building on last week’s blog post which was my key note speech at a Women’s Symposium in China I am posting the talk I am giving to the same group of Chinese Women Leadership Students for an upcoming break out session.
In the opening ceremony, I did a quick scan of the global picture [...]
Sustainable Strategic Change
In a recent post we explored how the idea of the OODA Loop, created by US Air Force strategist, Colonel John Boyd, can clarify and focus strategic action. This week, we are once again drawing from a strategic military process. This time we are drawing on an approach from the new Army-Marine COIN, (Counter Insurgency), [...]
The Pitfall of Self-Referencing Leadership
In the process of growing up and becoming a successful leader, you most likely put together a set of well-developed values, beliefs, experiences, and capacities. You have probably done well at suppressing your emotions and demonstrating your rational thinking. Being successful means your mix has served you well; you have been rewarded, “bonused,” and encouraged [...]
Are You Using All of Your Intelligence?
This may seem like a funny question, but do you know the answer? Are you using all of your intelligence? We don’t mean “business intelligence” in the sense of consumer data, research and business results. We are talking about your own personal intelligence. You probably believe you “give it your all” and use all of your capacities [...]
There Really is an Opportunity for Greater Productivity
Our recent blog post about “Lean Conversations” connected us to Dan Markovitz of TimeBack Management and provoked a great dialogue about increasing our own productivity and that of white collar or “knowledge workers” in general. Dan’s slogan “working at the intersection of personal productivity and lean manufacturing” really captures his offering. For those of you interested in looking at [...]
Opportunity in the Old, Dying Paradigm Called “Jobs”
While much attention is being paid to the current and expected rate of unemployment in our economy, another longer-term trend is hardly being noticed or measured. Over the last several decades the number of people working as freelancers, consultants, and contractors has risen to 20 – 23% of U.S. workers and is expected to continue to [...]
Lean Conversations For Productivity Breakthroughs
With this post we are introducing a set of ideas we have been evolving for over two years, that we call Lean Conversations. The fundamental notion is that academicians, consultants, leaders, and managers in our culture have focused on and accomplished tremendous gains in productivity through process improvement, supply chain management, IT, and a host of [...]
