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by Michael Holland Have you used Google Maps Street View in the past? What a great way to drop in and see the actual destination of your trip. You can see the building, the street, parking even what restaurants might be close by. A professional roadmap helps you to document where you’d like to head [...]
by Michael Holland I recently finished John Maxwell’s, The 5 Levels of Leadership. I’m struck by the simplicity and power he reveals in his model for describing the role leaders attempt to play. The simplicity of the 5 Levels – Position, Permission, Production, People Development, and Pinnacle – is a basic path through increase of [...]
by Michael Holland We know authentic leadership when we see it and at times in the absence of it. Authenticity, that genuine, honorable, right stuff that is revealed as leaders walk forward ahead of their teams behaving in ways which portray the culture they believe can be built. We teach managers to become leaders through [...]
by Michael Holland Looking for a creative and cheap way to practice your leadership skills? Be a kid again and play some games. Here are some game ideas and the associated skill areas. Blokus, Chess or Backgammon – strategic thinking, patience Charades – situational agility, team work Halo – executive politics Rock Band – team [...]
by Michael Holland In a validation study for the Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders, a tool we utilize to help leaders understand their impact on the organization, three leadership practices were consistently requested most often of leaders. The three most requested practices in order are: Stretching the Boundaries – Pioneering leaders encourage the group to [...]
by Michael Holland I recently delivered a speech on emotional intelligence – the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships – to an audience of senior executives and provided them with insight regarding how they can assess and grow [...]
by Michael Holland Most managers think that employees can only be satisfied by getting more money and that, as managers, they have little control over how much is doled out at annual review time. Wrong! Studies continue to show that once an employee’s basic monetary needs are met, their satisfaction is no longer tied to [...]
by Michael Holland Far too many staff meetings are drudgery for attendees, yet these meetings do provide some valuable information. Spice up your staff meetings by changing the dynamics of the meeting through Huddles, a simple, fast and effective meeting format that requires attendees to communicate time-critical information efficiently. Here are some rules for the [...]
by Michael Holland Your employees have resident expertise and knowledge that is likely to be valuable to others in the organization. Take some time to inventory the expertise and create a communication to market the expertise to others in the organization. Provide a “who to call list” to your internal customers which will highlight the [...]
by Michael Holland Leverage that driving time or flying time this holiday weekend with a good audio book. Here are some books I've recently listened to on my iPhone. Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni. 4 hours and 17 minutes. Take Lencioni's perspective [...]
