I’ve defined enemies very specifically as those that consistently put their own self-interest ahead of the shared organizational purpose. If you want to be a purposeful leader, enemies come with the territory, so we have good reason to love our enemies. Even if we intend to be purposeful actors, there are times when we are [...]
My guest post today is from Dr. Todd Dewett. Todd is Professor of Management at Wright State University. Todd also blogs at his own website, Fuel For Leaders. I am very honored to share Todd’s thoughts with you! Here is an excerpt from Todd’s bio, followed by his article: I have consulted in over fifty [...]
It’s relatively easy to love our friends at work, those purposeful actors that struggle with us to build something bigger and better than ourselves. Our friends provide us safe harbor when the storms of work roll in. But real leaders love their enemies. Recall my very specific definition of enemies: anyone that consistently puts their [...]
In my new post at The Student Branding Blog, I rank order the importance of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Blogging for personal branding. If you are serious about building a professional personal brand using social media platforms as tools and not toys, then you might want to check out my advice. Here is a spoiler [...]
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I am speaking this morning to a group of leaders at Truckee Meadows Community College. It’s not often that I get a chance to speak to colleagues in education about leadership so I am looking forward to it. These folks have been participating in leadership development and my talk will be the final session. I [...]
Crappy Systems – The Reason Why Good Service Is So Elusive
Why is it so hard to get good service in a coffee shop in Reno at 7:30 am on a Friday morning? Last week I had an unacceptable service encounter at Starbucks. This morning I once again was near that same Starbucks, and instead of going for the convenient experience, I drove out of my [...]
