Do you have sisu? Find out what it is and if you might need more of it in this interesting piece by my friend and fellow entrepreneur, Josh Linkner:
Source: The Quality Shared by Detroit, Finland, and the Best Entrepreneurs
Archive for Leaders – Page 6
“Obstacles do not block the path; they are the path.”
Successful people come from all walks of life, yet they all have one thing in common: where others see impenetrable barriers, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to overcome.
Source: Ten Ways Ridiculously Successful People Think Differently
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of online retail giant Amazon, utilizes a technique called regret minimization framework to help him contextualize the potential effects of big decisions, which he credits as one of the keys to his success, according to Inc.
Source: How Jeff Bezos and others use regret minimization framework to make tough leadership decisions
Here are some good ideas! I especially love Ann Cuddy’s work work on “Power Posing.”
I have seen her present in person several time and her continually evolving research is fascinating! For more from her about how our body language shapes who we are, check out her talk on my website here: https://theleadershipfocus.com/whats-new/
Sometimes, executive coaching reveals that the person being coached is in the wrong role. When this becomes clear, bosses too often prematurely conclude that they have to fire the person or that the coaching was a waste.
Here is a short, but very useful article that I totally agree with. It both suggests adopting another perspective and provides a number of alternative options to approach this outcome.
Source: When Coaching Finds That an Executive Isn’t in the Right Role
In my experience,
it’s all too easy for those working in healthcare IT to lose sight of their connection to the critical role they play in patient’s lives on a daily basis.
Here are some thoughts on on how to bring that back and keep it present on an ongoing basis.
Source: 7 thoughts on bringing ‘heart’ into IT from Cleveland Clinic CIO Edward Marx
A ten year longitudinal study on executive transitions found that more than 50% of executives who inherit a mess fail within their first 18 months on the job. Also uncovered by the study were the numerous landmines for leaders in this situation. Based on this research and my experience, here are six things the most effective leaders do to avoid failing in a new role.
Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority.
If you’re like most managers, you’re facing this sort of challenge more often these days because of flatter management structures, outsourcing, and virtual teams. Read on to get the rest of this excellent HBR article on this essential skill:
“Almost every organization benefits from having the right partners. Unfortunately this seemingly natural bias to partner leads to bad choices without a strategic approach to partnerships and guiding criteria.
The most valuable partners 1) share interests and 2) have differentially valuable strengths.
So, partner with organizations that meet both criteria and work with other organizations in other ways.”
–George Brandt
Source: How To Decide When To Partner, Contract, Relate Or Transact
Change doesn’t have to be hard. These five TED talks help inspire new ways to get your team excited about transformation.
Source: 5 TED Talks That Prove Change Doesn’t Have to Be Hard