Archive for March, 2010
Trust – You Know It When You Feel It
In answer to the question, “what is trust?”, this is a quote by Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, “[Y]ou know it when you feel it.”
When I read this in Speed of Trust, I immediately could relate. There is this rumbling, anxious feeling when no trust is present. I hesitate. There is a open, connected feeling when trust is present. I share. Over the last few months, probably as a result of the experiences I had at the organization which virtually crumbled in front of my eyes, I have had a keen interest in trust and its impact. Looking at myself, others and organizations, I have been listening, reading and discussing this topic of trust. Even last Sunday at church, the message was about trust.
Learning how to create trust in a low trust world, as Stephen M.R. Covey speaks about, will help us navigate with more confidence and will make an enormous difference in both our personal and professional life.
4 Factors For Getting The Right Person For The Right Job
This month’s Conversations With Leaders program was held March 11, 2010 with leadership expert, Robert H. Holland, CEO of TEC Detroit, also known as part of Vistage International, a chief executive leadership and network organization.
The interview was full of rich content on how managers and executives in an organization must participate in the selection and hiring process to ensure the right candidate is selected for the right position.
Bob spoke about the four critical factors any hiring manager and their boss’s manager must consider in the candidates they are reviewing for an open position. The four factors are Experience, Talent, Culture and Time Span. Of these four factors, Time Span is the most critical and Experience the least critical. Bob’s provides a great overview of this concept in the interview. He also made some great recommendations on the preparation the management team must do to avoid the high costs of a poor fitting hire.
Conversations with Leaders
Managing employees is one of the main leadership challenges you have asked me about.
What happens when you are pulling your hair out because your employee is messing up, daydreaming at their desk, or is difficult to work with? What is your employee really costing you and the business?
These are just a few of the questions that will be answered in this month’s Conversations with Leaders interview. Listen here for more details on this upcoming interview…
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Be a Leader – Confront Reality – Reason #78
Are you taking the difficult, I-don’t-want-to-deal-with-it issues head-on?
No longer brushing them under the rug but instead placing the issue square in the center of the table for discussion. It means not shying away and instead being genuine and direct about issues that may be affecting people’s hearts and minds. Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great, states, that good-to-great companies infused their decision making processes with “the brutal facts of reality.”
He further shares that Pitney Bowes executive Fred Purdue was quoted as saying “My job is to turn over rocks and look at the squiggly things, even if what you see can scare the hell out of you.” Are you talking about the ‘scary squiggly things’ that might impede your or your organization’s future? Claim your copy of my ebook, 101 Reasons To Be A Passionate Leader: Why Developing Your Leadership Is Critical Today!
Living CONFIDENTLY! Coaching
Title: Living CONFIDENTLY! Coaching
Location: via Webinar
Link out: Click here
Description: Check out our 8-week group coaching program empowering you to live confidently everyday! ONLY a few seats left – Register NOW!
Date: 2010-03-15
Conversations with Leaders
Finally, the launch of my Conversations with Leaders program is here. It begins this month with my interview of Leadership Expert – Robert Holland, CEO, TEC Detroit. Check out the details below:
Title: Conversations with Leaders
Link: Click here
Description: Leadership Expert interview with Robert Holland – Hiring Quality Employees: Leaders Need To Get It Right!
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Date: 2010-03-11
End Time: 2:00 pm
