Even conservative Harvard Business Review is catching on. A recent article on the female economy declared that women are a marketing opportunity more than twice the size of China and India combined, yet most companies fail to capture this market. Those that do are winning even in the down economy. How? They are listening to smart women in their own companies.
Fish don’t see the water that they swim in. It is an invisible part of their world. Likewise, we do not see our see-ing, the lenses or meaning-making systems through which we perceive, interpret and act on the world around us. Unlike fish, however, occasionally we have an opportunity to see and change our lens.
Twenty years ago I was fortunate to experience a lens changing event. Instantaneously everything changed, yet nothing about the situation was different except for the way I was seeing it.
Abraham Lincoln employs empathy, understanding, reason and a dash of humility to bridge the gap between northerner and southerner. By steering clear of moralizing and judging, he eases the battle ground on which each side’s views are firmly planted and moves them to a field of deeper understanding.
If energy cannot be created or destroyed and all matter is energy, then…
Abraham Lincoln provides many valuable lessons in leading transformation. In this learning series you are presented with a situation like one that Lincoln encountered during his presidency. You are asked to consider your own response. This is followed by the related vignette from Lincoln along with his response. Finally you are asked to identify the characteristics that serve as the foundation for his actions.
Imagine that you have just been promoted. You are now a member of the executive team and have global responsibilities.
A year ago the waters of the great economic oceans receded. People responded in a variety of ways. Some are frozen in place awestruck (perhaps dumbstruck) by this phenomena. Others are waiting things out in the hills. Some are hiding in caves. Some are looking for signs of what will be when the tide turns and the next wave comes in. They are preparing. If you are in this last group, continue reading as this post reveals the patterns of one such wave that is forming now.
I don’t like looking over the edge of a cliff. I don’t even look at others when they do it. Makes my stomach flip. So our eight day white water rafting trip in the Grand Canyon was not only beautiful and challenging. It was downright (punny) terrifying at times, but it is where I learned great lessons about leading fear and that donkeys can be smarter than humans. First, the donkeys.
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All leaders from front line managers to CEOs are supervisors. Supervision is commonly referred to as overseeing another person’s work. Suppose, however, it means to
Work-Life balance is a myth for most people. So let’s reframe the question. How can work refuel us and help us engage more fully in other parts of our life?
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