A leader. The simplest definition of the word leader might be “one who is followed”. But I’d wager most of us have more complex definitions than that. I’d suppose that most of us see a leader as someone with some sort of admirable characteristics, even if we may disagree with how those characteristics are used. [...]
Leadership
What’s the difference between leadership and management? What is the definition of leadership? What makes a leader successful? Does humility have a placed in leadership? While I’m passionate about many things such as entrepreneurship, skateboarding, and design, leadership is what fascinates me most and this is where I put the pen to paper and collect my musings, thoughts, and opinions.
Barack Obama has come under fire by the Clinton’s for being able to speak well but offer little in the way of actual ideas or policies. Rush Limbaugh this week claimed that liberals hate George Bush because he lacks talent when it comes to public speaking. At first blush, the idea that a great leader [...]
Rush Limbaugh didn’t say they lack leadership experience, he said none of them were showing any particular leadership at the moment, and that if one of them were to step up and show some true leadership then the Republican primaries would quickly become a foregone conclusion. But he didn’t say anything about what that leadership [...]
A wise man once said “He who is offended when offense is not intended, is a fool; he who is offended when offense is intended, is also a fool.” I’ve had a number of experiences with various “business leaders” who, although successful financially, seemed to have limited capacity to receive criticism constructively.
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs is the title of a Q&A session with Rakesh Khurana, author of a new book titled Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Had I the time I’d like the read the book, but I barely have time to read the article, but read it [...]
I got my hair cut at Great Clips a month ago. While there, I heard somebody talking about a “touch up” policy I had never heard about before that allowed a customer to come back within a limited time period and get things touched up for any reason. I thought the time period that was [...]
I’m a fan of planned obsolescence when it comes to management. That is, I believe a goal of managers should be to make themselves unnecessary to the successful operation of their organizations. Not only can this be done by creating a structure that enables it, but by helping those who are managed to develop leadership [...]
Empathy. Definition: feeling of concern and understanding for another’s situation or feelings. Have you ever met someone who didn’t seem to understand who you were, how you felt, or what you were going through? Maybe you didn’t consciously think “Gee, this guy lacks empathy” but maybe you thought about it in other terms. Maybe you [...]
I’m starting a new section of this blog entitled “Leadership,” not because I’m an expert on leadership or a great leader, but because it is something I’m interested in learning more about, and if I have a section on my blog about it then chances are I’ll end up doing more research in order to [...]
I recently sent an email to the founder and CEO of a large online retailer. His company had recently created a new brand and a new advertising campaign to match. In my humble opinion, the branding as well as the ad campaign were poorly conceived, and I sent an email to the CEO offering my [...]
