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Tag Archives: ResponsibilityI strongly recommend subscribing to Peter Koestenbaum’s weekly Leadership Thought from which I re-publish the following: KOESTENBAUM’S WEEKLY LEADERSHIP THOUGHT - 09 MAY 2011 FREEDOM: The Axiom That Empowers the Human If there is only one fact of existence we can teach … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, freedom, Leadership Diamond, Peter Koestenbaum, Responsibility
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I want to dispel the myth that responsibility is an inherent personality characteristic. Responsibility is learnable — my client’s results prove it over and over again. With the advances of the last twenty-five years responsibility is a directly observable, learnable, … Continue reading I developed the following model to communicate the essence of partnering between any two entities, whether people or groups, and whether external or internal to an organization: Partnering = Exchange + Expansion + Integrity Let’s look at collaborating across boundaries … Continue reading Whether your leadership intent is your own success, or leading a team, task force, or entire enterprise, mastering responsibility will accelerate your progress. “Mastery” means having mastered your own internal Responsibility Process™ and applying the 3 Keys to Responsibility™ in daily … Continue reading I saw this op-ed in the San Antonio paper yesterday (it’s a couple of weeks old, first appearing here). I shared it with my wife Amy. Her reaction was similar to mine: Whoa. The claim is that Facebook, led by … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, justification, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy policy, Responsibility
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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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Actor Will Smith passionately espouses his philosophy for life and success in this well-crafted video. Numerous linkages to the Responsibility Process and Keys to Responsibility are evident. As you watch, listen for references to intention, awareness, and confront. This video … Continue reading 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 |