who is the star in your organization?

This is part a reflection on Gary Hamel’s WSJ.com blog called The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500. 1. All ideas compete on an equal footing. On the Web, every idea has the chance to gain a following—or not, and no one has the power to kill off a subversive idea or squelch an embarrassing [...]

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choosing the best can be bad – how USA basketball learned the hard way

Rule 1 of leadership from Jack Welch’s “Winning” states Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence. It is often said that the team with the best players wins, but we know that wasn’t the case for USA basketball. In 1992 USA started fielding what would [...]

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the decision matrix

On 09/09/09 was an event called The Nines put on by Leadership Network and Catalyst. Greg Surratt spoke on innovation. The best take away from the talk was the decision matrix. The matrix helps the group to determine what goals should be implemented after a brainstorming session. Some choices will be easy to implement, while [...]

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vision, mission and strategy

One of the great mysteries I have stumbled upon in leadership discussions is differentiating mission and vision. I actually stumbled upon a site that had good definitions. I also copied strategy and objective because they are also helpful. Mission: Enduring purpose. The fundamental reason for the organization’s existence beyond just making money. It is a direction, a [...]

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