Musings about Leadership from Ian Cook
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It Pays to Attend to Your Organization’s Talent
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
The Hackett Group completed last year a 3-year Talent Management Performance study that showed how Global 1000 level companies that invest in and develop more comprehensive talent management capabilities yield benefits ...more »Up and Down…between the Balcony and the Dance Floor
April 8th, 2010 at 7:00 am » Comments (2)
Ron Heifetz and his co-authors, in their excellent book, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, (see my earlier post) presented this vivid and easy-to-remember visual image which they apply to the ...more »Skills & Knowledge…Leveraged through Attitude
November 9th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
At a recent workshop leadership consultant Kevin Shane made a point that really resonated with me. He said, Your attitude has a huge multiplier effect on your skills and knowledge." Your employees ...more »Coaching vs. Mentoring
November 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
Whatever your field and whether you are a manager or individual contributor, you can benefit greatly from feedback and advice as you navigate the currents and shoals of your career. ...more »Resist the Temptation to Tell…Ask Instead
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
In a recent Business Week article entitled Leadership: How to Ask the Right Questions, coaching expert Gary Cohen makes the statement: Before getting into answer mode, ask "Whose decision is it?" ...more »What Science Knows…about Motivation
October 13th, 2009 at 10:00 am » Comments (0)
The energetic author, Daniel Pink, has a new book coming out at the end of the year. It's called Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. I expect it ...more »The Checklist is Not the Goal
September 17th, 2009 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)
Reading Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman's brand new book, The Inspiring Leader, I ran across an interesting quote: Many people believe that they will be judged by what they don't accomplish ...more »Recent Posts
- Trust, Communications, Leadership…and Retention
- Qualities of The Top CEO’s
- Practice Difficult Employee Interactions
- Remember, Managers Focus in Two Directions
- It’s Not Too Late to Attend to Your Talented Employees
- We’ll Never Really “Solve” Organizational Life
- Build Best Bosses Blog Hits its First Anniversary!
- A Neat Approach to Employee Recognition
- Marketing Your Core Message – Internally!
- Cause, not Blame, Produces Better Performance Feedback
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