Archive for Leadership

Marshall Goldsmith, renowned executive coach, has a new book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful [Hyperion, 2007]. Marshall synthesizes the 21 “bad habits” that hold leaders back from achieving even further success, including making destructive comments, speaking when angry, negativity, failing to give proper recognition, [...]

Here is a true story about the importance of seeking the big picture.
In a chemical plant, the night operations manager discovered that the end product had changed from a vanilla color to pitch black. This was terrible. They could never sell this stuff. He ran around checking all the gauges [...]

On the job we need to have both power and caring. Consider this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.”
What thoughts does this quote prompt in you? Your answers will [...]

Knowing What They Want is part of Emotional Intelligence.
When I was an MBA student at the Harvard Business School, marketing professors kept saying, “Know what business you are in!” That seems obvious on the face of it. However, seeing below the surface is the trick. For example, if you answered, “In this [...]

Primal leadership frees the best in people.
Daniel Goleman in his book, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, Harvard Business School Press, 2002, on p ix, asserts that, “The fundamental task of leaders, we argue, is to prime good feeling in those they lead. That occurs when a leader creates resonance – [...]

I noticed that my alma mater, the Harvard Business School, started publishing articles and books in 2001 on emotional intelligence in leadership. I recommend to you my favorite of HBS Press, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman, et. al.
A shorter, good publication from HBS Press is: [...]

How to be a great business owner or executive? Consider the bald eagle, a symbol of greatness and strength. How would you like to have that majesty of flight? This blog provides business owners, executives, and managers with tools to accomplish their business goals. Soar like an eagle to [...]