The Leadership Insights Blog by Liz Weber, CMC, CSP
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Developing Your Future Leaders: It’s Your Responsibility
Many business owners still believe their Human Resources (HR) department is primarily responsible for developing their organization's future leaders.
Directors Direct. Managers Do.
Recently a colleague asked me for advice to help him with one of his clients. My colleague's been working with this particular client for several years, but it's getting to a point of frustration where my colleague's ready to walk away.
Accountability Allows Leadership
A senior manager recently asked what the difference was between a manager and a leader. I told her:
"A manager is responsible for taking care of the here and now. A manager ensures the resources are used efficiently, and plans for maximum utilization of staff, equipment, materials, and capital. A manager knows how to multi-task and deal with ever-shifting priorities.
Do You Have A Leadership Line In The Sand?
Are your employees clear as to what your expectations for performance are?
Do your employees know what the non-negotiable attitudes and behaviors are that are expected of all team members (yourself included)?
Who Do I Want As My Customers?
We've been doing a lot of work with clients lately on fine-tuning their marketing efforts. A crucial step in this process is getting crystal-clear on just who they want to have as a customer.
Communication is a Beautiful Thing
A beautiful thing happened during a client work session this past week:
The management team experienced the value of clear, honest communication.
Afraid to Be a Leader?
It's happening again. I'm witnessing a new "leader" become ineffective and the senior team's confidence in him is starting to lag.
Plan Well – You Want Them to Accept It Not Applaud It
I recently experienced the same thing I tell my clients, and honestly, it was a bit deflating. Yet, it was the right feeling. It meant success.