My boss at UCLA, Mike, and I marched through the labyrinth of UCLA’s hallways reviewing the meeting we had just completed with the Dean. The Dean and his CFO had accepted our new budget and our bold strategic plan. We stopped outside Mike’s office and I commented that it was a great sign that . . . → Read More: How Leaders Solve Unsolvable Problems
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Ron was a vice president of an IT company who invited me to dinner during our four-day leadership retreat. As we munched on our salads, Ron confided that he wanted my feedback to help . . . → Read More: 82 CEOs Reveal Their Top 3 Leadership Tips 2 comments - (Comments are closed) 82 CEOs, CEO, CEO seminar, Decision-making, effective meetings, leadership definition, leadership styles, master decision making and problem solving, Problem solving Effective and efficient leaders often focus on the fewest actions that deliver the greatest impact. At a recent professional meeting, a leader asked how she could affect her organization’s dysfunctional culture when she was “only a middle manager.” “Let me ask you this,” I replied, “is the quality of your home life most affected . . . → Read More: The 3 SUPER Best Practices Comments are closed best practices, biggest bang for buck, fewest actions, leaders, Paradox, paradoxical, paradoxical best practices Last week a leader commented on how surprised he was that so many of his recently retired colleagues were traveling so much. “Maybe they are confusing pleasure for happiness,” I replied. “What is the difference between pleasure and happiness?” I responded by sharing my belief that while pleasure is a feeling of enjoyment, happiness . . . → Read More: Leaders Pursue Happiness, Not Pleasure Comments are closed dave jensen, david jensen, fulfillment, george washington, Happiness, keep growing, keep learning, leaders pursue happiness, pleasure, satisfaction Years ago, I was helping a UCLA colleague set up for a very important presentation. As he welcomed guests into the meeting room, my initial excitement turned into frustration because I couldn’t get the two slide projectors focused correctly on the two screens in the front of the room (yes, slide projectors… it was . . . → Read More: Do You Have Emotions, OR… |
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