First note that I have changed the title of the series from Leadership Development to Leadership Team Development. Leadership and management only has relevance in the context of an organization - leading and managing people. Any business organization has at least 4 major functions that must be driven and managed for the business to succeed. As displayed in our June 1, 2010 post, they are:
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Finance, Team
Are great leaders born or do they develop over time?
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Organization, People, Management
Most entrepreneurial leaders are frustrated. Some leaders are only occasionally frustrated, because they find ways to resolve their issues quickly and effectively. But many leaders have been frustrated about a lot of things for a very long time.
Some seem to have resigned themselves to the notion that running an entrepreneurial company is destined to be a long, painful series of never-ending frustrations.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Leadership, Issues List, Business
As stated in part 1, for most companies, opportunities to be extraordinary only come when the unexpected occurs. This is our chance:
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Business
Recently, my wife and I took two of our grandchildren, ages 4 and 3, off on a short getaway to enjoy some time together. As we arose in our hotel room before 8 on our final morning and started to get ready to head down for our complementary breakfasts, the lights in part of our room went out. When I stepped into the hallway, the emergency lights were on and my wife could smell smoke. Shortly thereafter, fire alarms were blaring and we were exiting down the back stairway.
Topics: Implementers, EOS, Clarity, Planning