Archives for the 'Leadership' Category
The Rage to Engage [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Time Magazine recently published a good article on engaging employees called The Rage to Engage. The article speaks to how happier (and engaged) employees can have a positive effect on the bottom line. Eye popping stats are quoted such as high engagement companies having operating margins that were 5.75 percentage points greater than those [...]
The First 90 Days - Success Strategies for New Leaders [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
One of the better books that I have read is called The First 90 Days - Success Strategies for New Leaders by Harvard professor Michael Watkins. The book is tailored to people who are new to leadership roles. This book is not only for new "people managers", but many of the strategies discussed can [...]
Trigger List for Project Planning [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Speaking of trigger lists (see yesterday’s post), David Allen put together an excellent trigger list that can be used for Project Management. You can find the list on the website for a piece of Project Management software called Project Kickstart. To quote David Allen;
Talking to corporate executives across the country, I often find that [...]
Fun Day Friday [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
I find Friday’s to be one of the toughest days of the week to get work done. Most people have been busting their humps all week, the weekend is about to begin, and the motivation to start a major new initiative is usually dwindling at this point in the week. So how do you [...]
That was the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard! [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Have you ever been that guy (or girl) with the dumbest idea? It’s not all bad. Many times it can work for you.
Let’s say you are asked to lead a group of peers to come up with a solution to a problem. You and your group decide on a meeting date and place. Your first [...]
Set a due date! [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
Need something from someone? Establish a due date. Seems simple, but more often than not, I see people making requests without a clear, understood, or agreed upon due date for completion of a request or task.
Don’t be afraid to ask for something to be done by a given date. It’s a fair request. Here [...]
Don’t be late [Stuff for Getting Things Done]
I’m making an effort to not be late anymore. Late for meetings. Late for appointments. Late for dinner.
It’s not that I’m habitually late for things. It’s that I hate when other people are late. I find it very irritating when a 9:00 meeting cannot start because we have stragglers coming in at 9:05, [...]
Management lessons from a bird, a polar bear and a fox [How to be an Original]
A little story for you to enjoy and some questions afterwards:
A little bird got lost while flying and ended up flying over the north pole. The air was so cold that the little bird got all cold and crashed into the ground. Shivering of the cold, the little bird uttered weak chirps every now and [...]
Does your (personal) leadership suck? [How to be an Original]
Photo by Dano
I was tagged yesterday by John W. McKenna of The leadership epidemic. He tagged me for his “Does most leadership suck” challenge. Now being a positive guy, I didn’t like that title, but I sure can relate to the challenge.
Leadership vs. Management
Leadership is a word with a lot of definitions and perceptions. You [...]
Meme: Who is in my feed list? [Gearfire Productivity]
I have just been “challenged” at Lorelle on Wordpress to post about who is in my feed list. I probably wouldn’t have written this a month ago, because my feed list was nothing to be proud of. I had over 120 individual subscriptions, many of them to large posting sites such as Digg, Reddit, [...]