Saturday, September 7, 2013

212 Leadership

"212° Leadership" is another great movie and book from Mac Anderson's Simple Truths.

212° Leaders have made the leap from good to great. They are able to not only rally the troops to committed, purposeful action, but also to create an environment where quality and innovation are the norm, rather than the exception. 212° Leadership is designed to make you think...to help you grow...and to provide that extra degree of passion to take your leadership skills from effective to extraordinary!

Click here to see the movie. Through a very simple yet powerful story Mac Anderson shows the difference between good and great leadership, good and great companies.


Wednesday, September 4, 2013

6 Ways Leaders Can Get Better Results By Not Talking

Article Shared by Russell Grissett. Thank you!

Erika Andersen, author of the book, Leading So People Will Follow, has written a wonderful article on Forbes on "6 Ways Leaders Can Get Better Results by Not Talking".

Erika highlights that by just keeping your mouth closed is sometimes the best possible thing you can do as a leader. She has provided 6 tips on how to stop talking in a way that will actually encourage and allow your team to step into the space that’s created:

  • Give people a heads-up
  • Invite conversation
  • Welcome what they say
  • Make it happen
  • When you’ve made your point, stop
  • Listen!!!
Click here to read the article. Hope you enjoy reading the article!