This week Peter speaks with John Larrere, National Practice Leader for Leadership and Talent, The Hay Group about their collaborative leadership research project with Bloomberg BusinessWeek, listener comment on Undercover Boss, Dan Heath’s Fast Company video on mission statements and podsafe music by Tom Waits.
When I was executive director of a nonprofit, I had a board member who used to say that “a camel was a horse designed by a committee.” Here’s Dan Heath’s take on mission statements:
A few years back, a friend of mine, John, told me that he had a vision for Asheville, where we live and work, to become a center for leadership development. He shared this with me as he began to introduce me to a group that had just formed called Lessons InLeadership.
The purpose of Lessons In Leadership is to provide world-class, low-cost, high-impact charitable leadership training for individuals, organizations and businesses in Asheville and Western North Carolina. The difference from other leadership development groups is that none of the members give up their jobs to serve this venture. We are all volunteers giving-back to the community that has supported us as citizens, parents, and business people. To date, we’ve given back $23,000 to three local charities who care for local people in need with special attention given to the needs of children.
At the heart of Lessons In Leadership is a simple idea. No matter who you are, what you do or what you’ve done in the past, you can learn to lead. I’ve heard far too many times from people that they are not leaders. We do not accept this assumption. The role someone has in the community or business doesn’t distinguish one person as a leader and another a non-leader. We are only distinguished by the attitudes and behaviors of leadership in the context where we live and work. Every citizen of your community and ours can learn to be a person of influence and impact in their social and organizational settings. All it takes is the activation of personal initiative and passion to begin to make a difference that truly matters. The rest simply builds upon this drive to create goodness and a change that matters. Continued…
This week Pam speaks with Miriam Rivera, principal of Ulu Ventures, an angel investing firm and former Google VP/Assistant General Counsel. Also, Dr. Tachi Yamada’s Corner Office advice, Pam’s Research Report of the Week, Seth Godin’s blog and podsafe music from Ingrid Michaelson.
Editor in Chief Executive's List of "Bad" Words6 hours ago Sure, you’d think the chief executive officer of a company struggling to emerge from bankruptcy and desperate to salvage an $8 billion buyout-gone-bad would have better things to do than pester his underlings with crazy proclamations. But in the case of Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels, you’d be wrong.
The Making of a Minority CEO | Diversity Executive2010/03/09 David Williams, chief executive officer of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP shares his experiences about mentors, relationship building and leadership.
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