Interesting article Bill, great points with some sound advice for leaders at all levels. From the article:
1. Start small. Within your sphere of influence. Within your team.
Every day, make sure you’re asking your team three questions:
• “What’s holding you back from getting more done?”
• “What bottlenecks or barriers can I remove for you?”
• “What resources, tools or processes would help you move as fast as you want to?”
The full article:
Bill Jensen’s Article
10 Life Lessons to Excel In Your 30s.
Another great article for ANY age!
Engage a Mentor with a Short-Term Project – Karie Willyerd – Harvard Business Review.
Great Article by Karie. She’s 100% right. Today’s leaders are pulled ever thinner and simply can not commit to long, deep relationship building with more than one or two “protégés.”
By creating short term stretch assignments for key talent, you can maximize not only the leaders time, but also the return on the interaction.
Love this article, talks to so many great ideas.
-Is the office desk the only place to work?
-Sometimes time limits on GOOD conversation can be detrimental.
-Rehearsing, practicing, preparing are the only sure fire ways to succeed.
A few years ago I read an article online regarding organizations and social media. The crux of the article dealt with organizations being paralyzed to jump head first into social media. At the time of the article, the inability for organizations to moderate and control how people responded to their messages and what was posted, stifled their desire to act. The article urged companies to relinquish their control issues and join the new world in creative commentary of their own.
The below video is a perfect example how Honey Maid embraced this challenge and made proverbial “lemonade from lemons”. Good on you Honey Maid – this should be an inspiration to all companies.