What makes a great boss? Bosses don't become great because of their title, rank, degree of authority, office size, or benefits package. Great bosses aren't even necessarily great managers. Instead, they possess a set of core competencies that set them apart from mere managers. The skill set of great bosses entails five qualities: they do the right thing for the right reason; they never make the same mistake twice; they set their personal expectations higher than those of their bosses; they go to their bosses with action plans, not problems; and they follow up.
If a boss has only one of...
What makes a great boss? Bosses don't become great because of their title, rank, degree of authority, office size, or benefits package. Great bosse...
For every business, the choice is stark: Change--or die. At any moment, fully two-thirds of America's companies claim to be in the midst of some type of organizational revamping, though most of these initiatives will fail. What many companies neglect to recognize is that organizational change needs to come from within, no matter how profound the external forces. Positive change requires change agents throughout the organization--those individuals who can translate the strategic vision of leaders into pragmatic behavior. This book identifies the qualities of great change agents and how...
For every business, the choice is stark: Change--or die. At any moment, fully two-thirds of America's companies claim to be in the midst of some ty...
At its core, accountability is the responsibility to act. It is the commitment to do the right thing and stand by your decisions. Perhaps most importantly, it is a quality that must come from within; dishearteningly, even as legislators, shareholders, customers, and community activists are demanding greater accountability from corporate leaders, too many are waiting for some third party to take action. Whatever the endeavor, it is ultimately the individual who must hold himself to the highest standard first. Those who manage by accountability viscerally know that external rules cannot...
At its core, accountability is the responsibility to act. It is the commitment to do the right thing and stand by your decisions. Perhaps most impo...
For every business, the choice is stark: Change--or die. At any moment, fully two-thirds of America's companies claim to be in the midst of some type of organizational revamping, though most of these initiatives will fail. What many companies neglect to recognize is that organizational change needs to come from within, no matter how profound the external forces. Positive change requires change agents throughout the organization--those individuals who can translate the strategic vision of leaders into pragmatic behavior. This book identifies the qualities of great change agents and how...
For every business, the choice is stark: Change--or die. At any moment, fully two-thirds of America's companies claim to be in the midst of some ty...
