I recently had a conversation with one of my colleagues that sparked an insightful discussion regarding leadership. We were examining various leadership strengths demonstrated by highly successful leaders, and started talking about the importance of attracting, recruiting, inspiring, and retaining excellent people within a team or organization. A person, regardless of title, is not a …
Effective engagement builds trust, and trust dramatically improves and maintains effective engagement. It is impossible to build and maintain effective, long-term trust without engagement. It is also impossible to build and maintain effective, long-term engagement without trust. As a leader, what did you do yesterday to improve engagement and trust? What will you do today …
We all have words ringing in our ears. If you take just a moment to think about it, I’m sure you can quickly recall some of those words. Whether it was an offhand comment, a bold-faced accusation, or a gracious and heartfelt compliment – we’ve all been told something before that has lodged in our …
I recently came across a blog post about taking inspiration from Abraham Lincoln, a beloved historic figure who famously experienced numerous failures and setbacks on his journey to becoming the sixteenth president of the United States. I have read many similar articles before, but in this one, the author said something that really stood out: …
It was my honor to recently conduct a wide-ranging, one-on-one interview with Michael Dowling in his offices in New York City. The following is a portion of one of several articles published on the America’s Healthcare Leaders website as a result of that interview. To read this and related articles in their entirety, please visit www.americashealthcareleaders.com. …
It was my honor to recently conduct a wide-ranging, one-on-one interview with Michael Dowling in his offices in New York City. The following is a portion of one of several articles published on the America’s Healthcare Leaders website as a result of that interview. To read this and related articles in their entirety, please visit www.americashealthcareleaders.com. …
It was my honor to recently conduct a wide-ranging, one-on-one interview with Michael Dowling in his offices in New York City. The following is a portion of one of several articles published on the America’s Healthcare Leaders website as a result of that interview. To read this and related articles in their entirety, please visit www.americashealthcareleaders.com. …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the best-selling book, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, written by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. For your convenience, all articles in this series can be found by clicking here. ____________________________________________ The authors very effectively explain and use the analogy of “the domino effect” to describe the …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the best-selling book, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, written by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. For your convenience, all articles in this series can be found by clicking here. ____________________________________________ Early in the book the authors describe the “absolute” best strategy for succeeding and achieving what you …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the best-selling book, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, written by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. For your convenience, all articles in this series can be found by clicking here. ____________________________________________ Author Gary Keller relates a true story, from one point in his career, of stepping down …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the best-selling book, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, written by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. ____________________________________________ The first chapter starts with a simple yet powerful quotation from Josh Billings: “Be like a postage stamp – stick to one thing until you get there!” …
Welcome to our newest series of articles focused on a best-selling, high-impact leadership book. The featured book for this series is titled The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, written by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. If you study and apply the concepts, principles and truths within this book, you will experience a significant and …
The Leadership Solution Newsletter from news@walkthetalk.com encourages subscribers and readers to share the newsletter with others. I subscribe to this free newsletter and encourage you to consider doing the same. A recent issue was titled “A Crash Course on LEADERSHIP.” I believe the content of this issue is well worth sharing and also well worth serious thought …
The May 2013 Harvard Business Review contains an interesting and highly relevant article titled “Figure It Out.” The article was written by Beth Comstock, Chief Marketing Officer at GE. Comstock discusses organizations that face new problems for which road maps to a solution don’t yet exist and resources are never ample. Does that sound …
When it comes to work satisfaction, financial compensation has long been regarded as one of the most important motivating factors. It’s assumed that if people aren’t compensated well for the work they do, they won’t be happy. In contrast, another popular conviction is that finding joy and purpose in your work is even more important …
As a leader, you’ve undoubtedly experienced the difficult but exhilarating task of drawing in new customers, clients, or team members. You understand the challenges and the critical importance of getting new, valuable people on board with your product, service, or organization. But what do you do once you have them? What about after you’ve …
I have always believed that there is far more to gain from focusing on and leveraging your strengths than fixating on and continually trying to fix your weaknesses. Have you ever experienced a performance review where your supervisor spent the first five minutes acknowledging and praising your strengths and what you’ve done right, then …
Effective leaders know that they need good conflict management and resolution skills. It’s inevitable that where people are concerned, conflict will happen, and as a leader, it will fall to you to deal with that conflict. But what if there was a better, more effective leadership tool than conflict management and resolution? Author Lawrence …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the recently published book titled Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life. The book, authored by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, is available wherever best selling books are sold. The book is directly applicable to any person who desires to become a more effective healthcare leader. …
We are in a series discussing and learning from the recently published book titled Great Leaders Grow: Becoming a Leader for Life. The book, authored by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, is available wherever best selling books are sold. The book is directly applicable to any person who desires to become a more effective healthcare leader. …