Published on: Friday, February 24, 2012

Give Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself

 

In my research into the origins of organizational purpose one thing impressed me about those leaders in the social service sector.

When asked to define the purpose of their organization they could rattle it off in a flash. For example, one educator told me it was to improve the ability of children to learn; another in health care told me it was to improve levels of access and quality; and another from the military told me it was to bring all his troops home safely.

Published on: Monday, February 20, 2012

Two Hands

 

Two hands:

One raises the anchor, hoists the sails and steers out to sea. The other is paralyzed with fear — and doesn't.

One punches the clock.
The other makes an impact.

One hand draws whatever it feels.
The other only draws what it knows it can draw, never drawing very much.

Published on: Friday, January 27, 2012

Does Your Brain Need an Upgrade?

 

"Nothing is more important for our career success than making great people decisions," said Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, author of Great People Decisions at the 2011 World Business Forum, where ExecuNet exclusively reported. When he surveyed which of the thousands of business leaders in the audience were formally trained in this selection process, very few raised their hands.

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