Though the title suggests this might belong in the business section, this book is really about you. In all my years as a manager and now professional speaker and trainer, I have focused on many parts of the "Big Picture"; but the foundation has always b… more »
Category: Affective Leadership
Employees First, Customers Second
The power of this one idea should not be underestimated. It is the difference between pushing employees and creating experiences that pull them. What tools, skills, resources, and freedom do you give your employees that make them feel special in their interaction with your customers? more »
How can transparency and “reverse accountability” transform your organization?
Learn how HCLT became recognized as the 2008 the “Number One Best Employer in India” by Hewitt Associates and Business Week. Propelled by a leadership style described by Fortune Magazine as "The World's Most Modern Management" CEO Vineet Nayar has been singled out by the London Business School as “the leader of organizational Innovation". Mr Nayars commitment to transparency begins at the very top sharing his own 360° evaluation with all 55,000 employees and 3800 managers inspiring a culture of trust, openness and honesty. more »
Go on a bad news (which is all news) diet.
"Troubles are a lot like people-they grow bigger if you nurse them." (Author unknown)
Take a tip from the diet experts and start with a smaller plate. The average size of a dinner plate in the 1950s was 9 inches across. By the 80's it had grown to 11… more »
May Book Recommendations
Book Recommendations. How We Decide, Jonah LehrerDo you think praising your children for their ability is a good thing? See page 52The Four Hour Work Week. Timothy FerrissWhether you are a budding entrepreneur or would just like to control your time, this book will rock your boat. The Starfish and the Spider: Ori Brafman and Rod A. BeckstromAre you prepared for leader-less organizations? more »
The power of an inspiring common purpose
The power of an inspiring common purpose cannot be underestimated. It binds the newest members of our workforce designing their futures to those of us in our fifties considering our legacies. We all want to be part of something with lasting meaning and profound significance. Pulitzer Prize winning author Ernest Becker in his book Denial of Death described the nobler side of purpose; “Man will lay down his life for his country, his society, his family. He will choose to throw himself on a grenade to save his comrades; he is capable of the highest generosity and self-sacrifice. But he has to feel and believe that what he is doing is truly heroic, timeless, and supremely meaningful. The crisis of modern society is precisely that the youth no longer feel heroic in the plan for action that their culture has set up.” more »
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