Do you work at a company that uses a “forced distribution” method for performance appraisals? How’s that working out for you? I worked for a company that used this method, which was brought into mainstream corporate America by former GE CEO Jack Welch. The concept is this: over the broad spectrum of the employee base,…
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The Goldilocks Rule and Leadership Strengths
Remember the book Now, Discover Your Strengths? Published in 2001, the book by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton (a pioneer of the “Positive Psychology” movement), this book put the idea of focusing on one’s strengths in the limelight. I support the basic premise – invest in building one’s natural talents rather than focusing solely on…
Building Leadership Trust Requires a Leap of Faith
When I was 17 years old, my family moved across the state to a new life. It was the first (and only) time my parents ever moved us. It was a huge deal. Because of all the unknowns – new school, new friends, unfamiliar town, my parents could have decided to tighten the reins on…
Leadership Development Carnival – Speed Development Edition
This month’s Leadership Development Carnival is being hosted by Dan McCarthy at his blog Great Leadership. Why “speed leadership development”? Dan likens it to speed dating – 30 leadership development posts in 90 minutes worth of reading. No time like the present to activate your thinking around interesting leadership content. Check out topics like: Millenials…
Stewardship – A Leadership Concept that Stands the Test of Time
Where were you twenty years ago? About twenty years ago, I was in a large hotel ballroom listening to Peter Block, a best-selling author and consultant who had just released a book called Stewardship. The most powerful lesson I learned that day didn’t come from Peter’s book. It came directly from him. After a glowing…