Hiring the ideal team and focusing on culture are among the most important high impact leadership practices. But in addition to these “people” priorities, successful leaders and organizations also recognize the importance of “systems.” Leaders and organizations that struggle often do so because they lack in their attention to systems thinking. As a result, change …
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What is leadership?
We all have people in our lives--past and present--who we considered “leaders.” And if you’re like me, you have likely spent years striving to be like those people you have admired. But what IS leadership? And how do we know it when we see it? Better yet, what is GOOD leadership, and how can we …
Unintended consequences
There’s a photo of our 2-year old Goldendoodle, Leland, hanging in my office. (https://tinyurl.com/re8cds8) She’s standing in Lake Michigan holding a rock in her mouth. There’s a swoosh of water encircling her head, because she had just emerged from retrieving the rock I had thrown. I’ll admit it was amusing to watch. Most dogs don’t …
Is there a kink in your hose?
I’m pretty sure we’ve all experienced this. Close your eyes and think about that time you unraveled and untangled the hose and stretched it around the house to get to those pesky potted plants. However, just as you’re ready to start dousing the geraniums, there’s no water. You are certain that you turned the water …
Who would you put on Mt. Rushmore?
A few years ago on the way to ski jumping camp I stopped in Keystone, South Dakota so that I could see Mount Rushmore (the national memorial, not the rock band). And being a rock hound, I thought the idea of snapping a photo of some stacked rocks in front of the landmark would be …
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