From Good Boss, Bad Boss, are you a "Hector" or a "Corey?" Hector ... Hector spent hardly any time talking to his people and showed little interest in their work or careers. Hector ignored his team for long stretches and then—at seemingly random intervals—rushed in and demanded that everyone work on some urgent project. To paraphrase one SPaM member, “Every now and then, he would ride in on his white horse, … [Read more...]
Be Very Accessible
The 7th Leadership Fundamental
I believe leadership is more about "being a servant" than it is about "being served." I've been around many people in leadership positions that don't get this. Amazing isn't it? Let me illustrate my point. As a leader what I most often do is delegate, direct, answer questions, solve problems, etc. In other words, I don't actually "do" anything. So why am I here? I'm here to enable others to be effective ... to … [Read more...]
Lead From The Front
The 6th Leadership Fundamental
Have you ever seen the movie Braveheart? Mel Gibson's character William Wallace is an excellent example of what I'm talking about. He was "out in front" of the army of men he assembled to fight for freedom. The men were willing to risk their lives partly, at least, because Wallace was willing to risk his. He didn't hang back and expect his men to do the "dirty work." He was willing to do the dirty work himself. He … [Read more...]
They Is We
The 5th Leadership Fundamental
The older I get, the more I realize the number of pet peeves I have. For the most part they are pretty useless; they don’t really do anyone any good. They just bother me and nobody really knows anything about them. Here’s one, though, that I think has some merit … I really hate it when a member of management refers to “management” as “they.” I remember when I first went to work for Comcast. I was leading a … [Read more...]