We extend our congratulations to Chuck Reid, named the 2010 Michigan Small Business Person of the Year, by the U. S. Small Business Administration. The award is to be presented on April 29 in Lansing.
Chuck was featured in the podcast series, “Preparing for the New Normal,” sharing his insights into “Dream.” Be sure to catch [...]
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There are a ton of reasons to live on the “3rd Coast” — West Michigan. One reason is the great Chamber of Commerce in Holland, where today I took the opportunity at an early-bird breakfast to hear a thought-provoking perspective on what is coming at us from the technology front, and details on the rapid [...]
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Are you an Accelerator or a Terminator?
Last year, while leading a strategic visioning and team development retreat, the Division VP, assigned primary follow-up accountability to the Director of HR, Alisa, whom he dubbed the “accelerator.” What the Division VP wished of Alisa was that she would move the team through its agreed-to action plan, that [...]
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Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class and the director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, has given us some new terminology in a recent article in The Atlantic and in an interview last Monday on NPR’s “OnPoint” with Tom Ashboork.
A “talent-rich ecosystem” [...]
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Last week I pointed you to an audio of David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, discussing Making It All Work, his newest book. In this post I point you to a video of the guts of his thinking. It is very east to digest. Good luck in getting Control and Perspective on [...]
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In Sunday’s Chicago Tribune (February 15, 2009), an article by reporter Barbara Mahany entitled “Your Emotional Stimulus Plan” led me to think about a “Leadership Stimulus Plan.”
We’re most definitely in the midst of “a detectable change in the internal or external environment” (Wikipedia’s definition of stimulus). This blog entry explores whether this is “something that [...]
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The question was raised recently about what makes the difference between a High Potential Team and a High Performance Team. Specifically, is there a Critical “X” Factor that takes a team from High Potential to High Performance? Or is it only a team’s functional process that makes the difference?
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Is anyone else being driven batty by the confusing use of the two words “capability” and “competency?” Are they different or are they interchangeable? And, is it important?
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There is a virulent strain of virus going around these days called the “Somehow…” virus. It is affecting individuals, teams, and entire firms without regard to size, location, industry, or performance.
Something has caught my attention lately. In the midst of action planning during a strategic planning workshop I heard, loud and clear, “Well, OK, I’ll [...]
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This Is It!
This is Leadership Lookout — designed and written with the busy executive in mind. On these pages, in these posts, in links, and in thoughtful comments, you will find ideas and resources for staying at the top of your game. We will sift through the many resources that are out there, and highlight [...]
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