I believe strongly that leaders and leaders-of-leaders (and quite a few of us consultants) are not clear enough with leaders about what we expect of them! We too often confuse leaders by asking them to do MANY THINGS: set the vision, clarify strategy, define valued behaviors, set goals, meet one-on-one, listen, embrace followers’ great ideas, redirect when required, hold … [Read more...]
Develop Yourself
Last week, I met Kevin for an event with Authentic Leadership Cincinnati. I came home with a box of books, all related to topics that I want to learn about to be more effective in my work. We can seek to develop others in many ways, even simple ways, the way Kevin is seeking to develop me by sharing his books with me. Last week, when we talked in the Bud to Boss Community … [Read more...]
What Happens When You’re Not Ready?
When Susan left graduate school, clutching her MBA, she set her sights on one big company to work for. She got there on her second job. That's the way Susan is. Susan is very bright, very focused, and very hard working. Her bonuses and promotions among the individual contributor ranks reflected that. When her boss asked if should wanted to be team leader, Susan jumped at … [Read more...]
Leaders Develop Others
Occasionally, in this space, we will recommend products, services, and books that we know will add value to you. Sometimes, they will be the books, products, and services of our friends and partners. And sometimes, we will share with you about our own books, products, and services. Today I want to recommend the Remarkable Leadership Learning System, one of the many services … [Read more...]
Are You Acting from Gratitude, Love, and Trust or Doubt and Fear?
This is a guest post from Dr. Joe Rubino, the creator of The Self Esteem System. As human beings, we operate daily reflecting a wide range of emotions with a multitude of motivations fueling our behaviors. All too often, we react emotionally to what others say or do. If our reactions are preceded by the emotions of fear, anger, or sadness, we forfeit our ability to act with … [Read more...]
The Leadership Theory Lack
Today, our friend David Burkus launches his new book. The Portable Guide to Leading Organizations. In celebration of the launch, we are sharing this guest post from David. The post underscores David's motivation in writing the book. We hope you'll add his title to your leadership learning library. Airport bookstores are crowded with books on leadership, and each one seems to … [Read more...]
My Friend’s Promotion
Today's post is a post I wrote for the Women of HR blog. It is reposted here with permission. I am posting it here today for a few reasons. The most important reason I share it is to encourage you to share your stories in our new forum. We want to gather stories about your leadership transition because stories are powerful vehicles for growth. Stories help us think about our … [Read more...]
Standing Together
I am happy to share this post from Chery Gegelman today on the topic of collaboration. We can all accomplish more when we work together. Before we get to Chery's post, I want to let you know about a new opportunity for collaboration. Now available in the Bud to Boss Community, we have a forum: a place where you can find and form resourcing relationships, a place where you … [Read more...]
Expect To Change the World
Today's featured blogger is William Powell. His post fits the category of commitment to success. As you seek to grow as a leader, you have a chance to impact others. Your expectations will shape your ability to make a difference. In this post, William challenges us to expect that we can make the world a better place. I have a number of things about which I’m just crazy … [Read more...]
Making A Transition to Leadership
Welcome to our first blog post from a featured blogger. We will regularly feature bloggers in this space, highlighting excellent posts that address the six sections of From Bud to Boss. I am thrilled to welcome Gwyn Teatro to this space. During our build up to the launch of the book, I read this post on Gwyn's blog. It perfectly addresses the issue of the difficulty leaders … [Read more...]