Tag Archives: management
Leading From All Sides
The one thing I’ve learned over the years is there is no one thing. If you want to be a good leader, good manager, good employee there is no one way. Often, the “way” you interact needs to change with each person and each situation. Sure, honesty, fairness and maintaining integrity are constants. Being …
Can You Make Being Wrong…Right?
Have you ever been wrong? Made a mistake? Screwed up? Flubbed it? Made a mess of things? Stepped in it? [1] We all have. [2] Often, people will scramble to hide their mistakes or worse, look you in the eye and tell you it’s not a mistake at all. In their effort …
Are You Driving Mistakes Underground?
Mistakes happen to us all. The frequency and magnitude of the mistakes are pretty important to know. But are you creating an atmosphere where mistakes are scurrying for the shadows instead of being reported? Are you punishing mistakes instead of using them to create policies that will improve your organization? The FAA thought …
Do You Stick to Your Guns or Change Weapons?
With the political season revving up for the primaries, one of the biggest accusations politicians make against another is the evil and dreaded “Flip-Flop”[1]. A candidate votes on an issue 15 years ago and if they do not maintain their opinion for the rest of their political lives they are inconsistent, untrustworthy, shifty, carpet …
Do You Have a Tebow on Your Team?
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has posed some interesting problems that some manager might be able to relate to. He’s a talented, versatile employee that doesn’t fit the mold of a typical staff member, yet the results are undeniable. Sure, he doesn’t have the best throwing mechanics. His completion percentage which is usually …
Reality Check with Craig Price – Episode 8 – Laura Lopez – Leadership
Laura Lopez sits down and talks leadership, her background as a Senior Vice-President at Coca-Cola as well as parenting and how it relates to management. This allows her to tolerate a caffinated Craig as they discuss delivering crap sandwiches, the “reality” of Corporate America, parenting later in life and they also reveal adopted babies …
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