BLOGS
Leadership Notes and Quotes
The Miseducation of Quality
Excellence is quality. Quality demands leadership. We have been seduced by our own track record, thinking that quality is only about theories, gurus, data collection, teams, projects, processes. It ain’t! We have been miseducated! It’s about leadership—hands down, no questions asked—PERIOD!
You Want Me To Do What?
It is no doubt, that leaders are busy! But, they simply cannot do everything themselves. They must delegate!
Patience, Grasshopper!
My dad was a real cool dude, but he COULD NOT drive! I went everywhere with him anyway!
Don’t Put the “No” in Innovation!
Some times we are own ‘border bullies’ because we won’t open our minds to a new concept or idea. Saying “no” is easy; thinking requires a can-do attitude!
The Dish Garden
A dish garden is reflective of how leaders must embrace and tolerate difference in individuals within their organizations because we are not carbon copies of each other.
What Your Mother Never Told You About Succession Planning, Part III
If have not put a Succession Plan in place, then you are missing a great opportunity to leave your legacy! Consider who might be a great candidate for your job, then use the assessment tool to evaluate who might be a successor that already works for you. Of course, there may be more than one!
What Your Mother Never Told You About Succession Planning, Part II
This is Part II of a 3-part daily series focusing on the significant benefits of creating a Succession Plan for an unforeseen event. For example, no one can predict how Mother Nature is going to behave, causing an employee to be out of the office for a long time. Sooooooo…a leader needs to be prepared!