Tag Archives: leadership

Jan 07

Is Decision-Making a Dying Senior Leadership Competency?

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Is decision-making a dying art and a disappearing leadership competency? I believe that it is. It shows up in many ways. Scenario: A Canadian company sends out a bid for a major equipment acquisition. The process drags on for months. Eventually, they decide to stick with what they have. Why do companies seem to have so much difficulty making decisions these days? Why do some CEOs put their teams and suppliers through weeks of work that is then scrapped? Is decision-making a dying leadership competency? Is so why and what can be done about it? What is behind some of the poor judgement that is showing up in executive suites? Perspectives from CEOs, suppliers and consultants would be greatly appreciated.

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Apr 14

Leaders Who Refuse To Lead – Common Managerial Mistake Series

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netbyte-design-studio-0380Often, the only path to career advancement involves promotion to a higher level in the organization — to a supervisory, managerial, or executive position. However, not everyone is suited to, or understands that being promoted to such a position means that one automatically is expected to lead those that are “underneath” in the hierarchy.

It’s not uncommon for people to accept such a promotion, without understanding the leadership responsibilities, or without a willingness to carry them out.

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Jan 25

When the gardner is inept or uncommited, the tree dies. Online discussions.

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Once it was possible to set up discussion lists (or similar forums) that would, eventually, and essentially become self-sustaining, and fairly self regulating. Many such professional groups (which were for sharing and learning) emerged and ran successfully for a number of years. HRNET, for example ran successfully without almost any leadership or tending. Others, also.

But that was then, and what it takes to open and run a forum, or professional list, has changed. An online community needs far more nurturing and gardening than it did before. When they die, it’s not because the format is outdated, but it’s because what worked before no longer works. If you run a learning community, you need to lead, and you need to garden.

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