Client Member Area Good Governance and Performance Goals
- March 2, 2009
- Eric Douglas
I was talking about good governance with an elected official, a member of a city council. “What do you do to encourage good governance?” I asked him.
I was talking about good governance with an elected official, a member of a city council. “What do you do to encourage good governance?” I asked him.
What makes good people be bad partners?
It got me to thinking that every company needs a similar “transportation” strategy – a strategy for transporting people to a happier place mentally and emotionally.
It is inevitable that you will at some point in your career face a situation that requires extraordinary courage under fire. For Citigroup, the world’s largest financial services company, that time is now. So far, the response is not impressive.
Studies over the past few years have shown that trust can grow quickly among people from different backgrounds, given the right circumstances.
I’ve studied the leadership styles of America’s presidents for the past 15 years. I particularly pay attention to the types of people that presidents like to have around them.
If your coach was any good, he or she did all of the things listed below:
In his book “Good to Great,” Jim Collins tells the following story: In the 1970s and 1980s, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank had similar revenues and profit margins. Bank of America was led by a strong, egotistic CEO who, by dint of his personality and commanding nature, had assembled a passive team of …
A great short clip from my life as a leadership and business consultant about the “big leap” leaders must take to bridge gaps between departments for effective communication and synergy.
Picture someone you think of as a great leader. What are the qualities that make him or her a great leader? What comes to mind? Courage? Vision? Wisdom? Experience? What sets them apart?