http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:27:10 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:36 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-years-almost-over--how-will-you-use-the-last-6-weeks?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner The year is coming to an end, and I’m sure many of you will be happy to see 2009 in the rearview mirror. But we still have six weeks to go, and that’s a lot of time for leaders to get some important work done. Here are 5 things yo... Leadership Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-years-almost-over--how-will-you-use-the-last-6-weeks?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Be-ready-for-these-3-questions?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner This past week, I had the chance to work with another group of leadership program participants as they came to the end of a year-long development journey. What a great experience - it’s always rewarding to see people get excited about leader... Leadership Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:25:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Be-ready-for-these-3-questions?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Whats-the-best-advice-you-ever-got?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner In the past couple of years, at least two national publications have put out regular columns under the heading of “The Best Advice I Ever Got.” I love this concept, and have borrowed the essence of the phrase, turning it into a regular... Leadership Lessons Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:52:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Whats-the-best-advice-you-ever-got?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d9-CEOs-are-hanging-on-through-this-recession?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner I came across some interesting research this weekend – fewer large corporations are making leadership changes this year. According to executive recruiting firm Spencer Stuart, through September 30th only 38 companies in the Fortune 500 have ... Leadership challenges Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:40:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d9-CEOs-are-hanging-on-through-this-recession?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Dont-forget-leaders--youre-always-on-stage?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner There’s never a bad time to remind you about this - as a leader, your every move is being watched, analyzed and interpreted by employees, the press, your peers, your boss, etc.  It’s a fact of life at the top – you have to w... Leadership Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:51:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Dont-forget-leaders--youre-always-on-stage?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Downloaded-any-good-books-lately?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner If you’ve been reading this column for awhile, you know I love books. I never go anywhere without one, because you never know when you’re going to spend 30 minutes waiting for a kid to finish practice, or for that darn airplane to fina... Online Resources Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:10:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Downloaded-any-good-books-lately?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d26-When-do-you-own-your-leadership-role?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner There was a wonderful column in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal by Peggy Noonan about the fact that it’s time for President Obama to “own” his presidency. Noonan wrote that it’s been 9 months since Obama took office, a... Leadership challenges Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:23:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d26-When-do-you-own-your-leadership-role?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Dude-wheres-my-pay?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner OK, so I probably shouldn’t make light of it, but the top 25 leaders at the seven companies that the government is “sitting on” in terms of executive pay just got some very bad news. Wow – cutting their total compensation b... Leadership Lessons Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Dude-wheres-my-pay?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d20-A-leaders-dilemma?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner This week I had the pleasure of wrapping up a year-long development program with a group of emerging leaders, and we had an interesting discussion about a realization they’ve discovered as a result of their journey. As they’ve learned ... Leadership challenges Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:21:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d20-A-leaders-dilemma?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Rating-your-peers--what-a-concept?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner My favorite magazine, Sports Illustrated, runs a poll in every issue, asking a question of current players in various sports leagues. The survey always asks the players to rate their peers – best of this, worst of that, etc. This week, they ask... Talent Management Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:50:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Rating-your-peers--what-a-concept?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d12-How-are-you-leading-at-home?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner Most of what we discuss in this column has to do with leading in the workplace. This is natural and appropriate; after all, this isn’t the Home Therapist Examiner (although there probably is such a post on this site somewhere!). But let&rs... Leadership Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:10:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d12-How-are-you-leading-at-home?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Succession-planning-or-not-at-Bank-of-America?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner By now, the news that Ken Lewis will be stepping down as CEO of Bank of America at the end of the year has been probed and critiqued in just about every corner of the business press. By my count, the sentiment seems to running strongly in favor of th... Leadership challenges Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:49:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Succession-planning-or-not-at-Bank-of-America?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Identify-or-become-a-leadership-development-sponsor?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner Last week we explored the 5 essential ingredients for leadership development, and number 1 on the list was senior executive commitment and support. OK, we can all buy into that…seems logical and necessary. But if you’re a leadership deve... Leadership challenges Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:57:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Identify-or-become-a-leadership-development-sponsor?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d2-The-5-essential-ingredients-for-leadership-development?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner This one’s for all you leadership development professionals out there – a true “LD geek” riff and commentary –although I hope the leaders that read this column can take something away from it, too. In working with compan... Leadership challenges Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:05:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m10d2-The-5-essential-ingredients-for-leadership-development?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d28-3-online-resources-for-free-high-quality-content?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner I was updating my online “favorites” list the other day (taking my own advice to check in with these sources on a regular basis) and wanted to pass along three websites that I believe provide excellent, high quality writing and thought le... Online Resources Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:14:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d28-3-online-resources-for-free-high-quality-content?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d22-The-Top-5-books-on-influencing-others?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner Back in January and March of this year, I offered my picks for the top 5 books on leading change and strategy, respectively. We’re overdue for the third installment in this series, so here are my top 5 books on another important leadership beha... Leadership Books Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:59:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d22-The-Top-5-books-on-influencing-others?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d19-What-are-your-teams-most-effective-practices?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner I want to explore (and shamelessly steal) a term that a reader coined this past week in the comments section of this column. In case you missed it, the reader weighed in with this gem… “It’s about time we all stopped using the term... Leadership Excellence Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:19:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d19-What-are-your-teams-most-effective-practices?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Ask-the-experts?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner One of the traits that distinguishes a great leader from an average one is intellectual curiosity. You have to keep up with the times to be a great leader – and that means being interested in the world around you. Great leaders seek an edge; th... Leadership Excellence Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:49:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Ask-the-experts?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Smart-briefings-on-leadership?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner If you have time to scan one more daily email as you start your day, here’s one devoted specifically to leadership that I find worthwhile. It’s called SmartBrief on Leadership, and it’s a daily compilation of leadership news and ide... Online Resources Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:27:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Smart-briefings-on-leadership?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d7-The-relationship-between-character-and-success?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner I came across an interesting take on character and success this week, and wanted to share it with you. John Bogle (founder of Vanguard Mutual Fund Group) has written a new book called Enough: True Measures of Money, Business and Life in which he lame... Authentic Leadership Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:11:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-652-Leadership-Examiner~y2009m9d7-The-relationship-between-character-and-success?cid=exrss-Leadership-Examiner