Parent Category for Leadership Learning Moments
By Michael Holland - Adolf Hitler has a legacy. He left a rippling wake from his leadership. As soon as you saw that name you had an immediate reaction to the legacy he has left and understandably a very negative reaction. Now consider Abraham Lincoln who also has a legacy. He left a [...]
by Michael Holland - In life, as in sports, we do well when we practice like we play. In other words, if we practice desired behaviors in ways that mimic how we’d behave in real situations, we will be prepared to fully activate those behaviors at game time. We will have created muscle [...]
by Michael Holland - Manager Matt is two years into his 1st tour of duty as a leader. He’s survived the dark days of learning to manage on the fly with new situations when everything was new to him. He’s been through handling performance reviews and slow staff meetings, handled performance challenges and [...]
by Michael Holland - When an employee makes a dishonorable decision, they create small ripples of hurt. When executives make dishonorable decisions, they hurt whole organizations of people as well as those with whom the people interact. Hundreds if not thousands of people are impacted. There’s a standard to which most of us [...]
by Michael Holland - Remember those feelings of the first days and weeks in a new job. The thrill of learning a new environment, the freedom from office politics and gossip, the flood of ideas, the intrigue with meeting your employees for the first time, the adrenaline rush of opportunity to make an [...]
By Michael Holland - Many leaders are challenged with having coaching conversations with their employees. Coaching is a process of letting people know that what they do matters to you. Coaching provides direction and timely feedback. Coaching inspires, encourages, and challenges employees. Coaching should be continual. It's small things that the leader sees [...]
In today’s fast-paced, competitive business world, trust is not just a soft skill; it’s the cornerstone of effective leadership and high-performing organizations. Stephen M. R. Covey’s The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything brings trust to the forefront of organizational success by breaking down its tangible impact on the bottom line. [...]
by Michael Holland - Leaders should know that Human Resources professionals are there to help them. Though it might not look that way at all times, HR knows that the relative strength of their leaders corresponds directly to the number of people problems they will or won’t have. One of the primary functions [...]
By Michael Holland - You know a great leader within a few minutes of talking with them. There's no mistake. They stand out like an oak tree in the middle of the desert. Their title - or lack of a title - bear no connection to their leadership impact. They create a circle [...]
by Michael Holland - "Here he comes. Heading straight for my office for yet another 'conversation' about why he can't get his work done in time for our meeting next week. Again and again he just doesn't come through. And last week he left early one day. I'm getting so tired of this [...]
