Monthly Archives: April 2007
Great Multi-Taskers Make Poor Leaders
Recently, a NY times article came out extolling the virtues of “mono-tasking”. Much of the research available touts multi-tasking as an endeavor of diminishing returns. So called multi-tasking is actually a misnomer as far as brain function is concerned. The … Continue reading
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Leadership Tip I Recently Learned (1)
I was thinking how much I hated meetings while walking to one of my regularly scheduled pow-wows. And then a ray of sunshine shone through the fluorescent lighting (I know this is dramatic, but work with me). My boss canceled … Continue reading
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Manager or Leader?
Ideally, it’s both. Reality proves this is not often the case. Leadership development has been all the rage since the first alpha Neanderthal got eaten and the rest of the clan had no one to turn to. People need leadership. … Continue reading
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Learning from others’ achievement
I found this site on yet another search for information on leadership in Google. The site is geared towards learning about people of noted achievement. There’s a little something for everyone. Interviewees come from several different professions and backgrounds. While … Continue reading
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Socratic Leadership?
Below is a link to article from an Air Force officer on using the Socratic Method to lead your subordinates. I had not read anything on this take before and thought it was interesting. The Socratic Method: Leveraging Questions to … Continue reading
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Integrity: part 1
Integrity was described to me once as “always doing the right thing. Even when nobody’s watching.” My first experience with the word integrity came from reading the Charles Dickens classic “Great Expectations” in middle school. The protagonist (Pip) is characterized … Continue reading
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Background
First, a little background info: I graduated from college 2.5 years ago with a Mechanical Engineering degree. After a lengthy job search, I was hired as a project engineer. I was excited to get the job, but had a glaring … Continue reading
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