Tag: Leadership
Leadership (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
Bob Sutton: 4 keys to successful leadership considerations (Good boss, bad boss): Be in tune with your people Assertiveness Employ a ‘small wins’ strategy Have their backs Even the best leaders seem to have a ‘weird’ self obsession, even when viewed in a constructive way. They want to understand what it means to work … Continue Reading Leadership (Stanford Leading Innovation notes)
95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
via 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel Vinsel spoke yesterday at the SOH Festival of Dangerous ideas. It was a slightly annoying session – I wanted to believe and disbelieve (in innovation) at the same time. In his talk, I felt Vinsel argued one-sidedly the dichotomy between ‘innovators’ and ‘maintainers’, without … Continue Reading 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
New Sensations. Innovation eras from modern history
What was the greatest era for innovation? A brief guided tour courtesy of the Bill Gates Newsletter and the New York Times
Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
Attended a thought-provoking Florence Guild talk at Sydney Work Club on 2 June. Daniel Petre (from a 2009 bio in The Age) ‘If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, then you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life (Maslow).’ I’ve been … Continue Reading Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
Roll over Beethoven. Sydney Writers Festival 2016
I can do it. Value & Leadership Competencies
PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Developing the long-term capabilities of others and the organisation as a whole, and finding satisfaction in influencing or even transforming someone’s life or career. (Ross Dawson – Supporting business ecosystems, workforce change) TEAM LEADERSHIP: Focusing, aligning and building effective groups both within one’s immediate organisation and … Continue Reading I can do it. Value & Leadership Competencies
Star Man. A session with John P Milton
Another refugee from Evernote, from a SoLA session Wednesday, November 24, 2010, some stream of consciousness notes: International college of management, growth – info systems a mess, Indigenous work, sacred passage, mungo park, book synchronicity, Joe someone, Lapps, sami, the last wave, look 7 generations ahead, impact of innovation, co2 change impacts, … Continue Reading Star Man. A session with John P Milton
We can work it out. Dealing with difficult people
From Evernote, using the memory of the less good days of the CBK for a better result. Don’t hide – face it. Don’t let anxiety chew you up. Initiate contact to accelerate tension reduction. Change ‘who is in charge’ – disarm them by taking control of the situation or at least your … Continue Reading We can work it out. Dealing with difficult people
007. Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits
Put first things first Seek first to understand… Synergise Sharpen the saw Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Think Win Win
Giving it all away. Good delegation
Recovered from Evernote, notes I made an eon ago: 1. Set the job parameters 2. Select your delegate 3. Explain the work 4. Advise the rest of the team 5. Follow up on check points/deadlines regularly 6. Assess the completed work – don’t expect it to be perfect straight off In … Continue Reading Giving it all away. Good delegation
This is the 21st century. Ian Menter on teaching
Rebel in me. When managers rebel
Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
Sitting on the bed on NYE 2000, reading a trashy paperback , I decided to record what I read, at least for a while. In some ways I wish I’d kept more details, but then I would have stopped sooner. It’s fun to see them in the order they were … Continue Reading Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
Take me to your leader. The golden circle
Working in the coalmine. About to slip down
CSIRO report: Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce This 112 page (plus research appendices) report examines plausible futures for jobs and employment markets in Australia over the coming twenty years. Whilst Australia’s workforce is continually changing the current period in history is characterised by a combination of forces likely to be associated … Continue Reading Working in the coalmine. About to slip down
Working man blues. Jobs and automation
‘Workers always lose. Economics always wins.’ University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor Attila Brungs referenced a video at a conference I attended last year. Humans need not apply doesn’t need much of an introduction but it does flesh out more of the ideas, opportunities and threats inherent in automation, especially … Continue Reading Working man blues. Jobs and automation
