What leaders do. From Jack Welch book “Winning”
The Leadership of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him)
Celebrating UAE’s 40th National Day
During the 40 years the giant leap in the UAE is attributed to its wise leadership. We would like to extend our greetings and wishes to the leaders of this nation and to each and every citizen and resident of our country.
The Introvert’s Guide to Success in Business and Leadership
Being an introvert is truly an advantage in business and leadership if you know how to leverage it!
Having used her introversion to her advantage, the author went from new college graduate to holding responsibility for a $750 million business in just 10 short years. This eBook tells you how she did it and reveals very specific, actionable steps introverts can take to be abundantly successful in business, leadership and life. Importantly, the steps recommended are designed to be fully comfortable for introverts who get their energy from their “inner world” of ideas, and who are often uncomfortable with aspects of the “outer world” of business and leadership.
You see, introverts have unique strengths and can literally change the world through the power of their ideas. Yet so many introverts fail to recognize and leverage the real power that comes with their introversion, which holds them back from experiencing all the achievement, advancement, and abundance that life has to offer.
You can buy this book from here.
Leadership Skills: Try Feedback In Place of Criticism
“Constructive” criticism is still criticism. Instead of criticizing, “feed back” your responses with compassion.
A huge block to giving others feedback effectively is our addiction to criticizing (i.e., providing criticism).
When we criticize, our tonality (if not our words) assigns others to a potentially harmful status of being — i.e., being “wrong.”
No one likes to be labeled as being “wrong.” Most people get defensive when they’re labeled, even when they’re sure they’re not “wrong.” And people feel defensive, they block messages.
So, unless you’re trying to not be understood, criticism is less than effective as a communication strategy.
And, it doesn’t help to call it “constructive” criticism by saying, “This is for your own development….” Criticism is criticism. It blocks understanding.
So what replaces “constructive criticism” for the responsible team member? Compassionate revelation (i.e. telling your truth with compassion) is quite effective.
Earlier I talked about Managing Culture, there is culture aspect attributes to this behavior, also check this post about Blaming Culture. Also one of the worst things in the workplace is that when you don’t receive any feedback at all, when your boss doesn’t care about you or disregard your needs as an employee but gets cranky when you don’t deliver, so how can you deliver when you don’t know what to deliver, no feedback at all!
Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management
I’m currently reading this book. It gives you the tools where you can apply in practice. One of the best things about it that it give examples by telling stories from experiences and insights. I’ll conclude when I finish reading it. you can buy it from here.
How to Deal With a Bad Boss
We spend an inordinate amount of time decrying and complaining about our bosses. Just looking at BNET posts alone, you’d think all bosses are complete idiots, dysfunctional jerks, micromanaging a-holes … or that they just plain suck.
Don’t get me wrong. Examining bad management behavior is the only way to improve it. And there are times when we can all use a little help learning to cope with a dysfunctional boss. That said, most blogs on bad bosses quickly deteriorate into whine-fests that sound remarkably like children crying about how their parents are mean and just don’t get it.
Well, I’ve got news for you. When you behave like a victim, wallow in self pity, or act like you’re entitled to something better, not only does it do you no good, but you may end up getting yourself fired or doing real harm to your career. To help you avoid that, here’s a dose of reality about dealing with problem bosses:… More here…
This is an interesting article which sheds some light on the reality of the situation when you have a bad boss, but I’m looking at strategically dealing with them without harming yourself, staying positive and proactive. I came across a case in Dubai Municipality, the administration, HR, committee panels, employee relations, all of them know they have this very bad Manager but cannot do anything because she/he is a “Manager”! Check out this related post.
10 Things That Good Bosses Do
- Pay people what they’re worth, not what you can get away with.
- Take the time to share your experiences and insights.
- Tell it to employees straight, even when it’s bad news.
- Manage up … effectively.
- Take the heat and share the praise.
- Delegate responsibility, not tasks.
- Encourage employees to hone their natural abilities and challenge them to overcome their issues.
- Build team spirit.
- Treat employees the way they deserve to be treated.
- Inspire your people.
Point #9 I’m considering respect should be always there as a baseline. I believe in establishing respect and it should always come first and stays there. So I disagree with this point.
(Source: paper.li)
Leaders vs Managers
Leaders vs Managers
What is the biggest difference between managers and leaders?
Both roles are important but they seek to do different things…
Leaders lead people. Managers manage people.
Leaders set destinations. Managers navigate the roads to get there.
Leaders cultivate change. Managers cultivate creating stability.
Leaders inspire. Managers comfort.
Leaders appeals to the heart. Managers appeal to the head.
Leaders set direction. Managers set plans with details.
Leaders work on a system. Managers are working the system.
Leaders have vision. Managers are about reaching goals.
Why true leadership involves less talking and more listening
It takes a leader to do it well. To conduct these conversations as a leader would, it is your job to invite the other person into the conversation, keep their defenses down, and create a space for them to see how they are accountable and show you are on his or her side at the same time. How can you too achieve this?
Solve problems or tune up your workplace skills with this book especially when you feel you don’t fit in with the office environment. Highly recommended.
Steve Jobs: 7 Secrets to His Success
- Do What You Love, No Matter What It Happens to Be
- ‘Put a Dent in the Universe’
- ‘Say No to 1,000 Things’
- ‘Kick Start Your Brain’ by Doing Something New
- ‘Sell Dreams Not Products’
- ‘Create Insanely Great Experiences’
- ‘Master the Message’
Simon Sinek talks about "How great leaders inspire action"
In 2009, Simon Sinek released the book “Start With Why” — a synopsis of the theory he has begun using to teach others how to become effective leaders and inspire change.
Trawling through Ted Talks the other day Alistair found a talk by Simon Sinek who has a simple but powerful model for…
Steve Jobs contributes directly to Apple success story which I will blog about it next.
