BRAVA BLOG
What Leadership Blog Writers ReadTue, 27 Jul 2010Let’s be honest. What this post is really about is what blogs this leadership blog writer reads, simply because these blogs may be of benefit to you. Like you, I skim read a number of blogs and newsletters. But there are only three writers who consistently offer me compelling reading. |
Discover the Difference Between Frontline and Senior LeadershipTue, 20 Jul 2010What’s interesting is what gets frontline managers and executives fired. While there is some basic commonality between frontline leadership and senior leadership, senior leaders get promoted for certain abilities that aren’t necessarily required of frontline leaders, they get fired for different things, and their role is fundamentally different. |
Don’t Say Don’tMon, 12 Jul 2010There’s an easy way for you to practically apply the Dead Man’s Test. The easy way to pass the test is to avoid saying ‘don’t’. Or to put it another way, don’t say don’t. |
What Dead Men can Teach You about Frontline LeadershipTue, 06 Jul 2010It’s quite amazing what dead men don’t do. But dead men can teach you something about frontline leadership. |
Discover the Power of Great ExpectationsTue, 29 Jun 2010Your expectations of people and their expectations of themselves are key factors in how well people perform at work. Known as the Pygmalion Effect, the power of expectations cannot be overestimated. |
How Stone Age Instincts Affect Frontline LeadershipTue, 22 Jun 2010When it comes to maximising employee motivation and performance, frontline managers matter much more than senior leaders. And the reason is as old as the history of human kind. |
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates UsWed, 16 Jun 2010If you’re interested in dramatically improving employee motivation and performance, then you’ll be interested in Daniel Pink’s latest book, “Drive – The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.” |
Can You Escape the Cult of Work?Tue, 08 Jun 2010In the modern western world the cult of work has become highly valued. Its most recent incarnation is the ‘always on’ culture. Being available via mobile and email, if not 24/7, then at least more hours each day than was acceptable a decade ago. Of course it feels good to be busy, to submit to the siren call of activity. Yet there is no special virtue in hard work. |
How to Motivate PeopleTue, 01 Jun 2010The great military and political leader of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, was quoted as saying, “A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon.” In more recent times, the Corporate Leadership Council identified that fair and accurate informal positive feedback from a knowledgeable source (such as a person’s immediate manager) is the single most effective performance management lever available. |
Five Reasons to FeedforwardMon, 24 May 2010In last week’s post, “What’s the Difference between Feedback and Feedforward”, I noted that discussions that are mostly past focussed feel more like an interrogation that creates defensiveness. On the other hand, discussions that are mostly future focussed feel like a supportive coaching discussion that emphasises problem solving and creates opportunities. Consequently, in many situations you face day-to-day, feedforward makes much more sense than feedback. |