By Doris Nhan on February 3, 2012 |
Why you can’t be the only go-to person on your team; how Brian Henson strives to live up to his father’s legacy; and tips for ensuring you’re an effective manager.
It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Leadership:
Image credit: narvikk, via iStockphoto
Tags: Jim Henson, managers, Most Clicked, teamwork, The Oatmeal, trust
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By John Baldoni on February 3, 2012 |
Sometimes if you scratch beneath the surface of a good team, you might find that team performance depends upon the efforts of one or two high achievers.
That may be OK for the short term, but what happens when one or two of those stars move on?
In this video, I offer suggestions on how to encourage the entire team to rise to the challenge.
Tags: John Baldoni, managing a team, team morale
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By Lead Change Group on February 2, 2012 |
Becky Robinson is the director of social marketing for The Kevin Eikenberry Group and the owner and chief influence officer of 12 Minute Media. Follow Robinson on Twitter @beckyrbnsn, or read more of her work at 12MinuteMedia.com or WeavingInfluence.com.
Lucie, the daughter of an old friend of mine, wrote this list of “things I whant to do when I get older” [sic]. At age 8, she knows the first and most important rule about goal achievement: to accomplish your goals, first you have to set goals.
This picture captures the first of several pages of goals Lucie set for herself.
I imagine that Lucie sharpened her pencil, gathered supplies and sat down at her desk. She might have kept her list in a secret place, returning throughout the day or week to add items as she thought of them.
I picture her playing with her brother, suddenly running upstairs, closing her door tightly, and sitting down at desk again, bending over her paper to record a new goal idea.
Take a look at Lucie’s list, especially the structure of the list and the nature of her goals. I think Lucie can teach us some important lessons about how to set and achieve goals: (read more…)
Tags: goal setting, Lead Change Group, leadership skills
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By Shelly Alcorn on February 1, 2012 |
This guest post is by Shelly Alcorn, CAE, an association-management consultant. Reach her on Twitter @shellyalcorn, on LinkedIn or at the Association Subculture Blog.
This is the second in a series of three posts exploring critical skills that association leaders need to possess or develop in the next 10 years. Read about the first three skills. These are taken from a recent report, “Future Work Skills 2020,” produced by the Institute for the Future and the University of Phoenix Research Institute.
Association executives are faced with a number of challenges, not the least of which is staying abreast of critical trends and the development of appropriate skill sets to handle them. Here are the next three of 10 areas to consider actively exploring when allocating available professional development dollars.
Cross-cultural competency: Ability to operate in different cultural settings.
Association leaders have been grappling with issues of diversity and inclusion for a number of years with varying levels of success. Some groups have done well with integrating a changing American demographic landscape into membership, and some have not. (read more…)
Tags: associations, leadership skills, professional development, Shelly Alcorn, Spotlight on Association Leadership
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By Doris Nhan on January 31, 2012
SmartBrief is partnering with
Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called "VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big Think." This week, we're featuring Brian Henson, chairman of The Jim Henson Co.
Brian Henson has...
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By Mike Figliuolo on January 31, 2012
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in
SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 160,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our
e-newsletter.
Last week, we asked: How well do leaders in...
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By Eileen N. Sinett on January 30, 2012
Eileen N. Sinett, author of
"Speaking that Connects," is a coach-consultant and keynote speaker whose knowledge spans several cross-functional disciplines: the speech arts, communication sciences, psychology, career management, and training and development. She is committed to promoting confidence...
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By Doris Nhan on January 27, 2012
Strategies that will ensure your company's doom; J.C. Penney's new CEO unveils his radical retail plans; and how to handle employees who throw temper tantrums.
It's all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in
SmartBrief on Leadership:
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