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LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
I used to think that when there was a teachable moment for others, when there was time on their part and mine, and they were open to learning new things, I should teach… Wrong! I have learned that when an exciting opportunity or a potential crisis occurs, there is a need that others have. They must handle the opportunity or the crisis! They have a need to learn and perceive it, so I may be able to teach them. I […]
A wonderful friend and client is 60 years old. He commented to me one day that when he was a child, anytime anyone got married, it was not wise to move further away than you could see the smoke from the chimney of the in-laws home. This way the spouse could still easily go see her mother and father (I think we call it keeping your support system today). As part of this, children of the married couple could spend […]
Do your leaders and teams know how to progress from the “Storming” stage on to the “Performing” stage? In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the “Storming” stage for teams in order to have a clear future and begin performing at a higher level. Teams typically progress through several stages, the first being formation, followed by “storming”. In the storming stage, some complaining and reviewing of the past occurs, along with a bit of conflict. The […]
On page 207 of “Wellington and Napoleon” by Robin Neillands, he shares how Wellington had problems on November 10, 1813, the night after the Nivelle battles. Wellington’s Spanish troops pillaged the town of Ascain. They looted and set fire to houses. Although the Spaniards were useful during the fighting and they gave Wellington a larger army than Napoleon’s French commander, Soult, Wellington decided that they must be returned to Spain. Keeping one small division, he sent the rest of the […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses return on investments. Return on Investment (ROI) is more than just money. As with most situations, there are 2 sides to the ROI equation. The first, and the most focused upon, is money. The other side of the equation, the one most overlooked, is to create a story, motivation, desire & challenge for the organization and its people. When leaders consider this less focused upon part of the equation, […]
In this week’s video blog our expert guide, Don Hadley, discusses the difference between consultants and guides. Let’s start with the definition of consultants: “People who provide expert advice professionally.” (from Merriam Webster) They then tell you what you need to do and then leave. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a guide as “a person who leads or directs other people on a journey.” The next time you are wondering if you should hire a consultant or if you have had […]
In our work with leaders and teams, we hear a number of reasons why success is not possible. It is shocking to hear some of these objections, since every past successful endeavor has had to overcome all of these issues. It is interesting that we hear these objections from teams that are less mature as well as those made up of experienced, “blooded” professionals. The less mature teams will publicly share these objections. More experienced teams will share these in […]
This weekend we watched the period piece called “Wives and Daughters”. While a fun “Jane Austen” type of movie, it had lots of soap opera machinations and manipulation. It is great fun to watch that in a movie but not much fun to live in real life. That is why The 2nd Law of Hadley is “The best game is no game!” There are 3 ways to get someone to behave in a certain way: Coercion: Forcing someone to do […]