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Lead Time and Cycle Time
After watching this video; you will be able to compare lead time to cycle time in a given scenario.
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Leadership is an Act of Bravery
Campbell Jones, COO of a large Australian company, spends almost all his time in the field, meeting, listening, delegating, and supporting different divisions. Such behaviors are acts of bravery — choosing to be uncomfortable in a series of new situations.
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Leadership & Empathy
You are not a leader if no one is following.
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Leadership and Power
Leadership is about power.
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Leadership Defined
Leadership is of critical importance to business executives. Vishen Lakhiani defines his vision of great leadership, and how that vision changed over the years as he gained experience in the business world.
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Leaders Build Excellence in Others
It might sound like a cliche, says Monhla Hlahla, but the heart of leadership is seeing the best in others and bringing them alongside you.
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Leadership Self Development
To be a better leader, pick one area for development. Check it with allies. Ask what the new behavior would look like. Then get feedback. For a CEO who wouldn’t listen, a subordinate reported the percent time he talked, and encouraged him to ask opened-ended questions.
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Leadership Presence: When to Go Big and When to Go Small
Liz Wiseman gave a too-talkative leader 5 poker chips, representing five chances to speak for 30-120 seconds during a two-day strategic retreat. When the leader used his chips effectively the team built and owned an effective strategy.
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Leaders Need To Be Talent Experts
Someone who doesn’t know how to identity, deploy, and nurture talent is not a leader. Talent is a competitive differentiator.
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Leadership as an Individual Experience
You don't lead groups; you lead individuals. Tom Kelly describes three ways to build trust with individuals on your team.
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Leadership Characteristics
Tom Kelly describes eight characteristics of great leaders.
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Leadership Is a Relationship Built on Trust
Leaders typically fail because of a failure in a relationship. People will work harder for people they like, which is in proportion to how they make them feel.
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Leadership Is Personal: The Ron Sugar Story
When it was his turn to speak at a conference, the Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman started by playing the piano. He explained that people should know who you are, what you care about (such as playing the piano), and why they should follow you.
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Leaders See More and They See Before
In a fast-forward world, business leaders need to see more and see before.
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Leadership Is About Convening
The skill set that effective leaders possess today is complex and varied—but one of the most important skills a leader has is the ability to bring diverse people together and tap into their collective wisdom, explains Larry Dressler.
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Leaders Must Provide A Clear Direction
Leadership is figuring out what you believe, acting on those beliefs, and helping others achieve common goals.
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Leadership Lesson: You Must Ask the Right Questions to Adapt
Ask questions, listen to the answers, and adapt to the culture.
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Lead the People Beside You
Leading your peers starts with helping them, not climbing over them.
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Lead Up by Leading Yourself
Before you can lead up, you need to be in control of leading yourself.
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Leaders Energize with Emotional Intelligence
Certain people are energizers. Others are energy vampires.
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Leadership Imperative: Keep Hope Alive!
The function of a leader is to keep hope alive.
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Leadership is Removing the Barriers to the Team's Success
A servant leader removes the barriers to the success of the team.
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Leadership Lessons
Smart leaders know how to coach through mistakes.
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Leaders Must Show Integrity
Dr. Maciariello talks about Alan Greenspan, federal reserve chairman, who displayed integrity by admitting fault.
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Leaders Listen to Customers
Leading an organization requires attention to the day-to-day minutia of the business and an understanding of the connection between the business and its employees and customers.
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Leadership Presence
Belle Halpern, President of The Ariel Group, defines Leadership Presence and why it can help ensure your message is heard.
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Leaders Are Made
Leaders are made, not born, and fortunately, most people are capable of becoming good leaders by following six practical steps.
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Lead Like Improvisers: Declare Your Point of View
Great improvisers declare their point of view in the first 3-5 seconds of a scene. Great leaders do the same.
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Lead Like Improvisers: The Importance of Diversity
Great leaders understand that the more diverse the point of view, the better the product.
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Leaders Drive Change
Risk-taking is challenging by nature, because of the consequences it can bring. Rob James explains how to motivate employees to take risks and how to effectively manage those risks so that, even if failure occurs, employees won’t shy away from the next risk.
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Leaders Need to Be Authentic
Leadership styles can vary from person to person, but there are certain qualities that leaders need to possess to be effective, as Rob James explains.
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Leader As Coach
Leaders need to transition from managers to teachers, from themselves to the team, from being in charge to caring for others.
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Leadership Presence
Because leaders are people, too, they can react in the moment, briefly forgetting their professional role. These tips make it easier to maintain and sustain leadership presence.
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Lead Like an Innovator
The ability to lead like an innovator comes from a mindset that focuses on discovering the unknown and a persistence to see through things that have never been done.
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Leadership Is About Behavior
We judge ourselves by our intentions but we judge others by their behavior. Others judge us by our behavior, not our intentions.