Lead From Anywhere from Bret Simmons I have the honor of speaking today to the Project Management Community at Microsoft Licensing in Reno, Nevada. They are interested in helping their project managers better understand how to lead from anywhere. I’m going to attempt to explain why and how people can and should exhibit leadership behaviors [...]
I’m a huge fan of purpose; I think it is the missing element in most organizations. One of my favorite statements of purpose is this one from the University of Texas: Transform lives for the benefit of society I love that. I believe we should all be working to improve our society, and I believe [...]
In the new chapter to the paperback edition of his book, Good Boss, Bad Boss, Bob Sutton asserts that there is a difference between management and leadership, but focusing on it is dangerous (p, 263). He concurs as I do with Warren Bennis that “managers are people who do things right and leaders are people [...]
Leading Progress View more presentations from Bret Simmons I’m giving a presentation today to the leadership team at Grace Church Reno on some basic principles of human behavior, motivation, and leadership at work. I’ve combined elements from previous talks I’ve given on The Progress Principle with some of my core material on leadership, purpose, and [...]
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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 [...]
