Last Sunday afternoon, my wife and I sat listening to 1960’s music, relishing the smell of the barbecuing hot dogs and hamburgers, enjoying our annual neighborhood block party. When one of my friends returned to our table, from talking to a few of our local politicians, I told him that I wasn’t going to . . . → Read More: The Polarization Paradox
 |
 Comments are closed  embrace ambiguity and paradox, executives paradox, Leadership, Managing paradox, paradoxical, polarization, politics 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 I gripped the handlebars for the umpteenth time, clenched my teeth, took a deep breath and started spinning the mountain bike peddles furiously. I clawed my way up the steep slope, barely dodging those huge rocks on the path, bouncing over the stones that tried to rip the bike from my vice grip. You . . . → Read More: A Manager Who Leads? Comments are closed Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, dave jensen, Leader, Leadership, Managing paradox, Paradox, paradoxical, Rational, Rational Monitor, Visionary, Visionary Goals How Well Do You Stretch When You're Pulled? A team leader recently lamented that the senior executives in her organization had implemented a new policy to improve the quality of information submitted. This leader applauded the effort to improve quality, but moaned that the rigid new policy was also decreasing . . . → Read More: How to Stretch When You Feel Pulled 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, Leading managing paradox, Managing paradox, Paradox, paradoxical, paradoxical leadership, stretch, stretching Washington’s leadership lesson reminds us that the whitewater work environment requires leaders to manage “paradoxical tensions.” . . . → Read More: Ouch! Leaders Who Snap When They Should S-t-r-e-t-c-h 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Commanding embrace ambiguity and paradox, Leading managing paradox, Managing paradox, Paradox, paradoxical, paradoxical leadership |
|
Home | Blog | Leadership Keynotes and Seminars | Leadership Assessment Info | Leadership Tools | Free Articles by Dave | See Dave Jensen "Live" | Contact Us |
|