Leadership Turn

December 4th, 2007

The 8 steps and 4 benefits of PBO (plans/budgets/objectives)

Yesterday we talked about the difference between SOP (seat of the pants) and PBO (plan, budget and objectives), so I assume that you’re the manager who wants to provide a plan that will win your people’s buy-in
What PBO offers

buy-in from every manager in the company,
a statement of objectives incorporating the commitments of them all, a […]

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November 29th, 2007

It’s not what you DO it’s what you say that counts

A minor political drama being played out in Yakima (where I don’t live), Washington is being covered in the state news section of my newspaper. My reaction as a person is ‘ho hum, business as usual’, while my reaction as a blogger is pure disgust.
In short, here’s what’s happened
The Republican Party endorsed the candidate who […]

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November 28th, 2007

What leaders DO: Chip Heath’s sticky communications

What differentiates the best from the rest in all walks of life? What one single action provides a giant ‘wow’ factor not just to the mighty, but to people at any level?
Communications.
That’s right; no matter how they choose to do it, communicating is the hallmark of every great leader/manager/artist/parent/et al.
Communications need to be clear, concise […]

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November 26th, 2007

Leadership by team or ream?

Compare these two statements:
Has the time come for CEO Version 3.0?
The first iteration made its mark in the 1990s, as chief executives like Sanford Weill, Gerald Levin, John Welch Jr. and Michael Eisner built empires, and their profiles, at the companies they ran: Citigroup, Time Warner, GE and Disney.
When their shares deflated earlier this decade […]

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November 21st, 2007

When leaders can’t practice leadership

Although I haven’t read The Taboos of Leadership, it supposedly “reveals the rarely discussed realities of leadership–the secrets that leaders just cannot admit to publicly for fear of losing power, self-respect, or even their jobs.” However, the author, Dr. Anthony F. Smith, makes a cogent observation when he says in an essay,
Well, unfortunately, there are […]

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November 19th, 2007

Traditions are for the birds!

Another editor-inspired Theme day here at the b5 business Channel and it’s traditions—not a topic for which I have much liking.
Generally, traditions are the result of doing something the same way year after year and in a few instances I suppose that’s OK, but most of the time it translates as “because we’ve always done […]

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November 16th, 2007

Look! It’s entertainment…it’s a politician, it’s—it’s a bird

Yesterday both Bob Turek and Kathy commented on the politician-as-entertainment. Apparently, they’re not the only ones who feel this way as shown in the November 15 Born Loser© NEA, Inc.

It’s a valid observation proven in multiple elections over the years where the candidates’ hairstyle and dress got as much, if not more, press and discussion […]

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November 12th, 2007

What leaders want in followers

Leaders, whether in business, politics, religion or community, fall broadly within two categories—those who KNOW and those who THINK they know, Think of it as a line graph

Leaders with high KNOW ratings prefer people willing to follow blindly and agree without questioning.
Leaders with high THINK THEY KNOW ratings prefer followers with strong critical thinking, who […]

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November 9th, 2007

Miranda leads from behind

I think that Kelly, our Business Channel editor, better known as TaxGirl, has too much time on her hands. I’m not sure how she has the time with a husband, two kids, law practice, two blogs and numerous other involvements (I get tired just thinking about it), but she must because she’s always coming up […]

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November 6th, 2007

Is it a form of bigotry??

Today’s post kicks off a discussion about leadership, hate and the loss of tolerance.
A couple of months ago I wrote Are you an unconscious bigot? One of the comments pointed out that what’s funny from one person isn’t funny from another and that’s true, one should always consider the source of the comment before evaluating […]

By Miki Saxon -- 4 comments