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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 The tires screeched, the 1965 blue Chevy fishtailed around the corner, and came straight at us. My 8th-grade best friend Ricky froze. I grabbed his arm and yelled, “RUN!” A pico-second later, we heard the crash of twisting metal. We turned around and watched the Chevy roll, slow-motion-like, backwards into the main road. . . . → Read More: How Visionary Leaders Keep It in Perspective It was 7:58 Saturday morning and the captain had turned on the fasten seatbelt sign. I squinted as I gazed out of the window at the brilliant, snow-capped Rocky Mountains. My mind drifted to the mountain I just climbed. WOW, I think to myself, I’m flying home after teaching 26 senior executives during a . . . → Read More: Do You Know How to Lead from the Top? Comments are closed Commanding choice, Commanding choose responsibly, Development, Learning Agility, Visionary Greg was organized, likable, and communicated well. He was promoted to director of finance after three years as a mid-level manager. Team meetings ran like a Swiss watch. His managers told me that Greg included them in decision-making and that he delegated well. He also fostered an environment of creativity and openness to . . . → Read More: How eXceptional Leaders Achieve eXtraordinary Results Under Pressure Research tells us that if employees don’t buy into the process of change they won’t buy into the desired outcome of the change. (1) Is it any surprise therefore, that a survey of 5,100 global business leaders by the American Management Association found that most change initiatives fail because the leaders fail to . . . → Read More: How Employees Judge Your Change Process 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Change, Motivation, Visionary, Visionary inspire, Visionary inspire creativity and change |
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