Do you have a personal approach to leadership? Is it founded on solid principles? Can you communicate it easily to your direct reports? No matter how you answer these questions, it’s important to base your leadership philosophy on well-researched models. Toward this end, I put together this Ultimate Guide to Leadership Concepts. I went back 150…
Keep readingUnfortunately, all too many CIOs malfunction when it comes to leadership. But the CIOs that get it understand that the job is much more about leadership than it is technology. This guest post I wrote for the Heller Search CIO blog describes 4 common CIO functions and “quality assurance” you can implement to fix them.…
Keep readingHow well do you listen? I mean really listen? Do you routinely do things like: – Key on body language? – Identify patterns of speaking? – Seek the meaning behind the words? – Pay close attention to what others are saying and the way they’re saying it? Listening is a vital skill for leaders. It’s…
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