Each week I collect the resources related to leadership I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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John Spence: “People Do What Seems Easy” (8-16-21).
“‘[P]lease share with me the most important thing you’ve ever learned.’
She smiled and immediately answered…
‘People do what seems easy and convenient in their lives, not what is best for them.'”
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Tera Allas and Bill Schaninger:
“Being a good boss isn’t easy—here’s how to get better:
Good bosses are essential for employee satisfaction and retention. These four practices can help strengthen that leadership muscle.” (10-18-21).
“[T]he fundamental elements of good employee-manager relations are the same as with any other human relationship: mutual trust, encouragement, empathy, and good communication.
[A]ny manager can become a better manager and, in turn, play an essential role in improving workplace happiness and employee satisfaction.”
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“New Year, New Journey:
Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison explains why we are at our best when we live—and lead—in the moment.” (1-8-23).
“‘The real question is, what do you believe you can change?’ ….
First, we need to believe—in the destination, the mission, the purpose, and in ourselves. Then, we need to bring that belief to others. In fact, the leader’s job is always to deliver belief.”
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David Burkus: “5 Questions Leaders Should Always Be Asking” (1-9-23).
“The second question leaders should always be asking is ‘where are our potential roadblocks?’ Great leaders trust that, once their people know what they need to do, those same people will also know best how to do it. That means a leader’s job isn’t telling them how to work better, it’s finding the barriers that are keeping people from doing their best work and removing them.”
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Bruce Pardy: “ESG is Corporate Socialism (ESG: Myths and Realities)” (1-12-23).
“ESG’s vision of social good is not a neutral, benign vision of a better world but an ideological agenda with an emphasis on climate activism, critical race theory, and central planning. ….
In embracing ESG, no doubt some business leaders believe they are doing good. They fail to grasp that ESG is a Trojan horse that undermines capitalism and their own free societies.”
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Julie Winkle Giulioni: “Instilling a ‘just skill me’ mindset at your company” (1-12-23).
“Day-to-day work is the new classroom, and it can offer tremendous learning opportunities. Effective leaders work with their teams to identify skill gaps and desires. Then they look around to identify organic, in-the-workflow, experiences and activities that offer the opportunity for those skills to be developed.”
