Archive for 'Leadership'

I spent many a lecture in graduate school waiting for the sages to utter pearls of wisdom. It happened twice, and both times the statements were profoundly simple. Marv Weisbord spoke these words a long time ago and I remember the essence but not the exactness of what he said. I’ve added my own experience to the mix as well. ... Read more »

On Father’s Day 2010 I’d like to share some things my Dad taught me.

Take Donuts to Lunch

Going to work with my Dad at his mattress factory presented a number of treats, including sliding down the wide, glossy, smooth, wooden shoot that sent mattresses gliding from the second floor to the first. A second treat involved a seat at the counter ... Read more »

In today’s complex world a singular go-it-alone leader won’t suffice. He or she cannot possibly understand or focus on each and all the critical issues. Setting priorities doesn’t help when everything in the web of inter-related factors is equally important.

Consider the Obama administration. Before assuming office the country entered an ... Read more »

Leadership Leap Frog is a game for leaders of the informal or formal variety. It requires multiple players but is more fun and progressive when an entire organization gets involved. The formal leader, the one with the title, goes first by jumping beyond where he was standing and the way he was thinking and behaving. This move is called a ... Read more »

“Pursue growth and learning,” is fourth on the list of Zappos’ ten core values, and the shoe seller walks the talk. Zappos employees are paid for mastering new competencies.  They receive an incremental raise for becoming certified in any one of the company’s 25 skill sets, and employees choose which competencies to master. They can learn to run a customer service ... Read more »

For the introduction to this series click here.

For Chapter 1 Part 1 – An interview with Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO and author of Delivering Happiness click here.

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When Tony Hsieh joined Zappos as CEO he vowed that ... Read more »

Welcome to the Corporate Soul series featuring people and companies who bring soul to work. It is also a forum for sharing ideas that advance this practice. After all “Life is just a chance to grow a soul.” A. Powell Davies (Thanks to SCJoson who writes about economic sense in a world of invisible money ... Read more »

Knowing and working from essence is the first step in bringing soul to work and finding your flow. To view the flow model click here.

The Essence of Tony Hsieh

Tony makes me think about otters. Otters play and so does Tony Hsieh. He defies conventional wisdom. He succeeds by creating a different set of rules, and he ... Read more »

The Forbes article What Wall Street Needs Now includes “Good Leaders Recognize When Patterns Change,” as the first item on their list. Well, that’s  not good enough for me and it shouldn’t be good enough for you. Once the pattern changes everyone can see it, and a good leader should not be in the crowd. She should be ahead ... Read more »

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