How Leaders Kill Collaboration
Even when they say they want it;
Fostering Team Collaboration
Top 5 ways to do it
Nurturing An Entrepreneurial Culture
Few ways to accomplish it successfully
Developing Leaders
To train or not to train?
How Leaders Kill Collaboration
Even when they say they want it;
Fostering Team Collaboration
Top 5 ways to do it
Nurturing An Entrepreneurial Culture
Few ways to accomplish it successfully
Developing Leaders
To train or not to train?
Leadership comes from experience, training, practice, observation and if you are fortunate, a good mentor. The Webster’s dictionary describes ethics as: “an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior.” Most of us have experienced a variety of directors that demonstrated a style of leadership we admired, respected or in our opinion did not portray admirable qualities.
During my formative working life I was very fortunate to be able to work at the NUMMI plant for six years. For those not familiar with NUMMI, the joint-venture was born in an old General Motors Fremont, CA, plant. GM wanted to understand the effective Toyota Production System, and Toyota wanted to see how that system could work with U.S. workers.
Increasing global competition and changing economic realities are forcing businesses to find new ways to survive in a VUCA World. Today profits are even harder to maintain, let alone increase. Mergers, acquisitions, downsizing, new technologies and restructuring are continuing rapidly, as organizations struggle to reduce costs and increase productivity.
Many modern professionals in managerial or team leader roles often find there can be a fine balance between the social elements of managing a team and the managerial responsibility of delivering results (Dansereau, et al., 1975). This can lead to developing managers, coaches and leaders to swither between “being liked” and “delivering results”, many believing there cannot be common ground between the two (Maslow, 1943).
Freedom of choice and social tolerance are a significant part of my personal philosophy, but with a major sticking point: freedom of choice comes with the obligation to face its consequences – no safety net provided. My philosophy has changed little over my lifetime, while my intolerance for incivility has grown.