Effective leadership skills suggest we should always be willing to investigate ourselves as much as any other reasoned breakdown in communication.
Communication is what is received, not what is sent. This quotation should be a mantra for every effective leader. If we are communicating through our actions, our words, or our policies — a message of […]
Effective Teamwork is based on human agility and taking responsibility for our actions which contribute to shared results. The belief that we are required as leaders or team-members to maintain a facade of perfection should be smashed and dumped off in the trash on our way to lunch. Such ideologies are the underlying causes […]
My life-long friend Stuart Cordell brought this piece to my attention when it was published about a month ago: Why Learn and Grow on the Job? It’s Much Easier to Feign Infallibility
Jared Sandberg wrote it for his Wall Street Journal column Cubicle Culture. The essence of the article is that laying blame is a successful […]
Projects@Work published an excerpt from Kimberly Wiefling's new book evocatively titled Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces.
I haven't read the rest of the book although I look forward to doing so after seeing the 80-second video she posted on Amazon.com (see what she does with the PMBOK!). To […]
There's a blog post and comments over at Linked-In about the difference between accountability and responsibility. Here's what I said…
I agree with Thomas Dodds (a commenter there) who says:
"So I TAKE responsibility and I am HELD accountable."
In my work with Responsibility Redefined I think, write, and teach everyday about the difference between Responsibility and […]
Recent Comments