Servant Leadership & Technology
Passion is exciting. People follow passionate leaders faster than somber managers. In “It’s Not About the Coffee,” former Starbucks president, Howard Behar explains he left the last company he worked for before Starbucks, because the CEO sought to restrain his passion. At Starbucks, Behar explains, his passion was an asset, not a liability. Obviously, passion [...]
This simple graphic depicts the difference between a Bad Boss and a Good Leader. I love it, because it highlights some key attributes, including: 1. Role of the Team: The Bad Boss expects the team to serve them. The Good Leader serves the team. 2. Command vs. Participate: Bad Bosses command others to do what [...]
You have a bad guy. The villain. The antagonist. This bad guy is either inside your company or outside. As a leader, you can influence where he is. Outside it better, but if you don’t point him out to your team, they’ll create the bad guy inside your company walls. Enemies The bad guy is [...]
“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” – [...]
There are three loves every great leader must have: Love for the Mission, Love for the People and Love for Character. These three loves set the foundation for great leadership. Love for the Mission Love for the mission shows in all the leader does. Passion flows from one who loves their mission. With this love, [...]
“If you can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist.” “You cannot manage what you cannot measure.” As a leader, you’ve probably heard many variations on these quotes. They are, to some degree, correct. Measurement does make it easier to manage something and I suppose a physical existence can be identified by some form of measurement, in [...]
In Turning Pro, author Steven Pressfield explains the difference between amateurs and professionals, in any field. Pressfield likens amateurs to addicts – not just drug addicts, but addicts of all forms. In contrast, artists – real artists, are professionals. If you’re passionate about something – anything – and wonder why you’re not making more progress, [...]
Yes, there are situations in which Servant Leadership will not work. Here are a few I can think of: 1. Short Term Objectives Only: If you have no long-term objectives. For example, when all you want is short term goals and are willing to throw away your investment and lose your team after those immediate [...]
As a leader, you need to know when it’s time for somebody to bounce. Bar Bouncers are skilled at this art and know when it’s time to use force in the protection of guests. In leadership, the responsibility is much the same. My Knife Threat In my youth, I was the effective bouncer of a [...]
How do you view each department in your organization? Do you value operations, maintenance, customer service, engineering, information technology, sales, finance, marketing, accounting – all departments, equally? In Good to Great, Jim Collins explains the best CEOs are not external hires, but brought up through internal development. Therefore, your organization is best served by looking [...]
