Hersey and Blanchard’s concept of Situational Leadership dictates that we provide a level of leadership and attention that is appropriate to a follower’s levels of expertise and motivation. Often, leaders believe they are “empowering” and “granting autonomy” by being hands-off, and letting people learn on their own. While that sounds good, it only works in cases … Read more
Is this a typical small-business hiring process? (…is it limited to “small” businesses?) -You’re too busy. You need someone to do some things, so you advertise and hire someone who seems good. -You hire that person, and get that person up to speed on the tasks right away so he/she can start making your life easier as quickly as … Read more
When the question is“What do you want more of from your leaders?” the answer is very often “To initiate more on their own – to do more of what needs to be done without being asked.” Well, here are two truths: 1-You have to ask. In early stages, very specifically. In later stages, it can be … Read more
Recently I was asked to be a guest blogger for a business leader focused blog. (www.upatdawn.biz) I provided an older post from this blog that I’m pretty proud of, but Jeffrey Kirk over at Up At Dawn helped me understand that his audience was different from mine. Nonsense! My audience is also business leaders, right? … Read more
Last week we dipped into Five Dysfunctions of a Team; this week we dive. I take you through a high-level overview of the Five Dysfunctions, and tell a short story about their accidental impact. This is a touch longer than 90 seconds, but I’ve gotten feedback that folks are hungry for more on this topic, so … Read more
This week’s book is Leading at a Higher Level. Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model is a simple way to figure out what kind of leadership is needed for a particular individual.
Leaders are always fairly busy. That’s okay – if we really truly finished our entire to-do list by the end of the day, we probably aren’t stretching enough. In previous posts, we’ve explored some time/task management ideas for busy leaders in normally busy times, and in overly busy times. In a personal post that I … Read more
So, you’ve read your leader as an “I!” And, you want them to read this post! Of course you do!!! But – things go better when we work to adapt ourselves, rather than trying to force others to change! In fact, our adaptation can inspire others to change. (Have you read Leadership and Self-Deception yet?) [Are you getting tired of all the … Read more
So, you’ve read your leader as a “C.” And, you want them to read this post. Of course you do. But – things go better when we work to adapt ourselves, rather than trying to force others to change. In fact, our adaptation can inspire others to change. (Have you read Leadership and Self-Deception yet?) Consider this as a goal: Be easy … Read more
So, you’ve read your leader as an “S.” And, you want them to read this post. Of course you do. But – things go better when we work to adapt ourselves, rather than trying to force others to change. In fact, our adaptation can inspire others to change. (Have you read Leadership and Self-Deception yet?) Consider this as a goal: Be easy … Read more