Accountability: How One Person Can Transform A Culture
/in Accountability, Culture/by AdministrationRon Bynum was the leader of a training organization that used a former summer camp as one of its facilities. One night his phone rang with horrific news. One of the buildings at his training center had caught fire and burned down quickly. Someone had left a towel near a heater in a dormitory where […]
What is Culture? Are You Wasting Your Time With Fancy Value Statements?
/in Culture/by AdministrationValue statements don’t make a culture. Ask Enron, whose values were communication, respect, integrity, and excellence. How many companies have you known who have the value of “safety” written fancily on their web site and the walls of their offices, but in reality, have a deplorable safety rating? There’s a big difference between value statements […]
How Honest Can You Be With Your Boss?
/in Performance/by AdministrationMy colleague and friend, Murray Hiebert, world renowned in the field of helping professionals become more powerful and useful in their organization (www.Powerful2Lead.com), recently shared some intriguing trivia: Most airline crashes in the last few decades have taken place while the senior pilot, the Captain, not the less experienced and lower-ranked First Officer, was flying […]
Women In Leadership: It’s About PRESENCE, Not Position
/in Leadership/by AdministrationWe need more women in leadership positions. Women have the experience and understanding that it takes to meet the changing landscape of today’s workplace reality. They connect. They are intuitive. They know how to collaborate, how to build consensus, and what real networks are about. They think holistically. And they care. I realize these are […]
Should we be expecting our leaders to “Walk The Talk?”
/in Leadership, Performance/by AdministrationI wish I had a nickel for every time I have heard the phrase, “The leaders in this place don’t ‘walk the talk.’” I’d be wealthier than a lottery winner. I’ve heard this said about leaders in every walk of life – business, politics, and government. I understand the frustration when people see a lack […]