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Tag Archives: LeadershipApparently, the world is addicted to solving the wrong problem. And when we aren’t solving the wrong problem, we are seriously overspending on overly-complex, under-performing solutions. At least according to Rory Sutherland in this compelling TED video (below, keep reading). … Continue reading
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Tagged Agile, Leadership, problem solving, Rory Sutherland, TED
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According to research, a top 5 reason for executive failure is the refusal to see and deal with reality.1 Imagine that. Executives can be so sure of their plan that they blind themselves to threats and forces that they could … Continue reading
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Tagged coping, growing, innate leadership, Leadership, Responsibility
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Leading Knowledge Teams to be Agile With the advent of lean thinking and agile methods, the old command-and-control structures are giving way to self-directed teams. Uncovering what makes these teams function effectively and what enhances or inhibits collaboration are questions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agile, Knowledge Team Leadership, Leadership, lean, Teamwork, XP
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Leaders who are relatively new to learning about the mind’s internal Responsibility Process™ often ask: “What about the person who is too responsible?” One such question landed recently after I co-presented a webinar with Zach Nies (VP Products, Rally Software) … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, obligation, Responsibility Process, shame, sustainability
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The question usually rolls out like a plea for help: What does the Responsibility Process say about someone who takes on too much? I think I’m too responsible because I take on more and more even though I can’t handle more. Because I can be a little slow, it took me years to figure out that the very best response from me was a probing question. I now reply with “Why do you take on too much?” I now predict with better than 90% accuracy what the leader will say: No one else stepped up and I felt bad it wasn’t going to get done, so I had to do something. Continue reading Rally software’s VP of Products Zach Nies and I will present a free webinar The Best Kept Secret of Agile Software Quality. The date is January 12, 2010 Our premise is that software quality is a 3-legged stool composed of … Continue reading
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Tagged agility, Leadership, Rally Software, Responsibility, Software quality
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Each month I interview a Leadership Gift community member to find out what brings them to the Leadership Gift and how it impacts their life, work, and relationships. The purpose of this Leadership Gift Member Focus is to encourage and inspire other members of the Leadership Gift community. Continue reading International business adviser and author Christopher Avery, Ph.D. (http://www.ChristopherAvery.com) has agreed to speak at a special meeting of the Leon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Avery’s keynote titled “The Leadership Gift” will be featured at the December 16, 2009 meeting at Texian’s Cocina & Cantina, 6430 Bandera RD, San Antonio, TX. Continue reading
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Tagged Chamber of Commerce, Christopher Avery, Leadership, Leadership Gift, Leon Valley
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Free 55-minute preview call for The Leadership Gift December 1, 2009 — register even if you can’t attend live. The Leadership Gift unlocks your innate leadership ability. That means it is available to everyone but few discover it and even … Continue reading
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Tagged Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Gift, leadership skills, leadership training
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I lived for too long in my office—a 300 square foot pool cabana next to my family’s home—without a dry erase board for thinking and visualizing ideas. When I finally got one, it had to be smaller than I would … Continue reading |