Archive for February, 2011
The post on DO needs follow up, for the most important actions a leader must carry out can be shown in four points. 1.Establish and relentlessly promote the Mission, Vision, Values and Goals (MVVG). 2. Ensure just enough and correct structure to support the MVVG. 3. Facilitate those who carry out the MVVG. 4. Develop […]
Continue Reading →Perhaps followers of this blog know that I will say Do follows naturally from BE and Know. It does. The US Army Leadership Field Manual says it well: “Leaders act. They bring together everything they are, everything they believe, and everything they know how to do to provide purpose, direction, and motivation.” And here I […]
Continue Reading →Without considering the BE in the first Be Know Do Blog, the Know becomes nothing but manipulation. Nevertheless, let me throw out some guidance on the Knows. The US Army has found that we need four kinds of Know to be successful leaders. They call them: Interpersonal Skills, Conceptual Skills, Technical Skills, and Tactical Skills. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Today, a quote from the US Army Leadership Field Manual “To our subordinates we owe everything we are and hope to be. For it is our subordinates and not our superiors, who raise us to the dizziest of professional heights, and it is our subordinates who can and will, if we deserve it, bury us […]
Continue Reading →As I graduated from West Point and then served as a leader in the US Army, I learned these three words are a hallmark of great leadership. The Army certainly needs great leaders to send men to possible death in combat. They emphasize that BE comes foremost. Let us explore why and what that means. […]
Continue Reading →Knowing how your leadership is doing is not reading tea leaves fortunately. First, I often hear complaints from businessmen that their workers are complaining about pay. I smile and think of ways to break to them that they could save a lot of money by learning to lead. Some non profits with a strong vision […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I appreciate that there have been a number of comments coming in. Unfortunately, the comments almost all say, “Thank You” “Great Job” or some other non commenting note. We appreciate thank yous, however, in the future, we will not publish comments like this. We also will not publish comments that are not directly commenting on […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I want to start this post with a quote. “The greatest disease among leaders is not alcoholism, it is egoism.” from Harold Geneen in his book Managing. Merriam Webster says egoism “is excessive concern for oneself with or without exaggerated feelings of self-importance.” Meaning that sometimes excessive concern for oneself is blatant pride and […]
Continue Reading →Delegation is a primary act of any leader. I mentioned getting the right people to delegate to in a recent post. Here I want to note that many leaders fail to understand that they can and must delegate authority, but can never pass on responsibility. By giving authority to people under you, you gain a […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Talent management, talent acquisition and talent retention are so important. Yet foreign firms in China often even let China HR manage hiring. They hope to get good leaders hired. In most companies I visit, HR issues simmer or on top. This is a key reason for you to up your leadership selection company wide. […]
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