by Michael Holland Back-to-back meetings all day. Family life waiting at home. Fifty new emails that should be read today. An employee really needs to talk with you ASAP. Leaders work hard every day. Can you find time to donate your talents to a good cause? Wait a minute, how on earth could [...]
by Michael Holland A leader is developed over time, just as your body develops. A healthy lifestyle and eating well will produce a healthy body, spirit and outlook. The same can be said for growing your leadership wisdom. Investing time, energy, and focus on your leadership capacity will yield leadership wisdom. A healthy leadership menu [...]
by Michael Holland There are times in your life as a leader when you will need to make a decision regarding doing the right thing, and treating people the right way. We could discuss the pros and cons with various approaches to doing the right thing and the varied scales of defining right, [...]
by Michael Holland I’ve been pondering how American Diplomats are assessing their exposure, given the forced transparency of some of their secret cables via the WikiLeaks cable dumping. Are they embarrassed? Worried? Fearful? Relieved? Anxious? Distraught? I imagine that each individual is wondering how others view their integrity as compared to the perception [...]
by Michael Holland I’ve become intrigued with a book by Robert Sutton titled The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't which came out in paperback in September 2010. The premise of the book is that organizations bear a huge cost due to the behaviors and impacts of [...]
by Michael Holland Are you a leader or a functional leader? Companies expect leaders to be generally strong at leading others and specifically strong at leading functions. Unfortunately many leaders grow up within specific business functions, gaining experience and greater levels of authority. The scope of responsibility is a combination of people leadership [...]
by Michael Holland How are you measuring your success and effectiveness as a leader? What scale is used? To whom are you comparing yourself? A friend of mine was more than happy to talk about his glory days as a distinguished athlete at his school. He was a starter on varsity teams all [...]
by Michael Holland Great managers execute well and help their teams to deliver on the organization’s priorities. Hard working employees will deliver for great managers. Great leaders have heart and create passion for a cause. Passionate employees will give all they have to assure success of a cause. Find your heart and evolve [...]
by Michael Holland Remember the movie, What Women Want with Mel Gibson? The actor plays a chauvinistic executive who gains an ability to hear what women are actually thinking. He’s amazed, intrigued, and ultimately horrified at what women are really thinking about him. How powerful would you find the ability to hear what [...]
By Michael Holland Leverage that driving or flying time this holiday with a good audio book! Here are some books I've recently listened to on my iPhone. Get Motivated. . . .1 hour, 4 minutes . . . What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam. A great, quick [...]
