Monthly Archive: April 2012

Apr 28 2012

Leadership Done Right Weekly Wrap-up – 4/28/2012

Weekly Wrap Up

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already. ~ John Buchan As the leader, you have the great opportunity of bringing out the best in your team, as well as, the organization.  Each week you have new opportunities to learn and grow, …

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Apr 27 2012

Now!! Get Your Projects Done On Time!

Making Deadlines

“Today is the deadline!  You promised me that project would be done in time!  Why is this project late?”  “What are you going to do to get this job done now!?”  If you have heard these statements and questions as leaders, you are not alone.  Leaders everywhere are trying to produce quality results on time …

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Apr 26 2012

This Week’s Leadership Fav Five!

This Week's Fav Five

A great way to improve your leadership skills and abilities is to study and then practice leadership.  In the last few months, I have worked really hard to study and learn better leadership skills through reading leadership books and blogs.  From there, I have done all I could to practice what I learned.  This approach …

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Apr 25 2012

Focus On The Present

Focus On The Present

As leaders it is very easy to get caught up on thinking about the future.  When is the next opportunity going to come?  When are people going to recognize your product so it can be a hit?  When are you going to find that breakthrough you are looking for?  When are you going to get …

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Apr 23 2012

Leadership Succession – Who Will Take Over After Warren Buffett?

Do You Have A Leadership Succession Plan

Recently, Warren Buffett announced that he has prostate cancer.  “The disease was detected early, and the 81-year-old Mr. Buffett is otherwise in excellent health. His prognosis is good.”  This diagnosis brought up many questions regarding what will happen to Berkshire Hathaway after Warren Buffett.  Warren Buffett has been at the helm since 1963.  In the …

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Apr 21 2012

Leadership Done Right – Weekly Wrap-up – 4/21/2012

The Weekly Wrap-up

In leadership there are many challenges.  Leaders always face trials as they try to do what is right.  Overall, leadership is not easy.  Leaders are the people that stand up when everyone else is sitting down.  They are up late and up early as they work hard to be the best leader they can be. …

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Apr 19 2012

Perform A Leadership Evaluation

Evaluation

In the last few years, there have been many leaders ranging from supervisors to CEOs that have let their standards slip a little at a time.  They slowly became deceitful and dishonest.  The lies and deception gradually grew to the point where it led to their downfall.  Some of them fell so deeply that in …

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Apr 18 2012

Was It A Good Leadership Decision For Yahoo’s New CEO To Have Layoffs?

Scott Thompson - Yahoo

Scott Thompson, the new Yahoo CEO, held a conference call yesterday to report the first quarter earnings. He became the CEO in January, so it was his first time reviewing quarterly earnings with the shareholders. Since Scott Thompson took over, Yahoo’s stock value has lost 7% of its value. Yahoo, however, was struggling even before …

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Apr 17 2012

Leaders, Are You Meeting The Needs Of Your Target Audience?

Target Audience

Recently, I did some work with another leader.  The work involved reevaluating processes and making changes.  One question asked over and over again was, “Who is our target audience and what are their needs?”  Prior to making any changes, we had to identify the target audience and their needs.  Meeting their needs was very important …

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Apr 16 2012

If You Think It And Visualize It, Will It Happen?

Visualization

Through the ages, many people have said that if you visualize something, it will eventually come true.  This principle has been most commonly applied to wealth where people believe that if you visualize yourself rich, you will eventually become rich (e.g. Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich). There was an article in …

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