Posts by Rodger Price
Leading Change: Pulling It All Together
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) When we began this LEAD 365 alumni blog six months ago, we had some intentional objectives: Provide you with some review of the content you experienced in LEAD 365. Provide you with some new content being covered in the…
Read MoreThe Error of Our Ways: Why Do So Many Leaders Try To Cover Up Their Mistakes?
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) One of the classic ways leaders lose credibility and create big problems is by trying to cover up their errors. Whether it is a failure of competence (not a huge deal if it’s rare) or a failure of character (a…
Read MoreHow To Find Your Sweet Spot
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) One of the things we want to do with the Leadership Matters blog is to keep you in the loop of new things we’ve added to LEAD 365 since you participated. In this spirit I want to let you know…
Read MoreTrust: Breakfast of Champions
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) It’s a good time to be a Spartan fan. I’m sorry if this posting is too much about sports or about my favorite team. I don’t normally want to do either of these things unless there is a good reason…
Read MoreTrust: The Foundation of Any Healthy Team
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) A few weeks back we had a man come to do some work on our living room carpet, and he and I started to slide our very heavy couch out of the way. He stopped and said, “Wait a minute,…
Read MoreFive-Minute MBA
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) In my last post I shared that we now open our teaching on business acumen with the simple belief that value wins the day. I wrote that it is critical that business leaders understand the basics of business even if their…
Read MoreHow To Succeed in Business? Value Wins the Day
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) I have a key belief that affects the way I live. I believe the basic premise of business is to bring real value to the world and then be compensated for that value, usually in the form of money. This is…
Read MoreWhy Culture Matters
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) In my twenties I worked as an engineer at General Motors—Oldsmobile to be specific. Working at a car company was pretty cool on many levels. I got to drive all kinds of cool cars that would not go to market…
Read MoreGood Decisions Build on Each Other
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD365, although all are welcome to read it.) Finally—a fresh topic! Every now and then, rather than just review a topic we covered in class, we’re going to share something that’s been percolating and seems like it might be important. This is one of those times. I’ve a developing…
Read MoreHow to Rock Your Next Public Speaking Opportunity
Leaders who do public speaking well have an advantage over those that don’t. It’s that simple.
Here is a list of some of the things we taught when we were public speaking in front of you—while trying to keeps our hands relaxed and at our sides!
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