Doug Conant’s Leadership Blog
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) This week's post is borrowed from a friend of mine. Some of you met Doug Conant a couple of years ago when he spoke at a West Coach Chamber of Commerce Lessons in Leadership event....
Perspectives
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) How is your career going? How is your family life? How are your finances? How are your stocks doing? You may be thinking, “Why so many questions about how I’m doing?” I’m asking...
Thank You and I’m Sorry
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) Two of the important things that great leaders do well are expressing thanks and offering apologies. Learning to give credit where credit is due and owning up to the times we needed to...
How I Stopped Multitasking and Started Getting Stuff Done
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) Have you seen the Pixar film Up? You know, the one about the old man (Carl) who inflates thousands of balloons to fly his house to the jungle, and accidentally gives a ride to an eager...
Big Engine, Big Transmission
Last week I shared with you how the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, has influenced my life. I promised that in this week’s posting I would share how the 80/20 rule has impacted our design and delivery of LEAD 365 and beyond. The 80/20 rule impacts our design in...
O-Rings and Marshmallows
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) One of my favorite philosophies for leadership is the Pareto Principle. I don’t think we talked about this principle in class so this may be a new topic to you. I want to explain this...
Leading Yourself
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) How well do you remember the session on personal management? For most of us, this session came second to last and yet may be the most important session in terms of the sustainability...
Stretched Too Thin
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) A few weeks ago I borrowed a book from my sister about making time for self care. Not surprisingly (and somewhat ironically), I haven’t had time to read it. I don't consider myself...
Truth and Love
(This post is written for alumni of LEAD 365, although all are welcome to read it.) Truth without love can be mean, and love without truth can be a lie. Today's post is a review of a skill that I think it is the most important skill needed in West Michigan leaders. It...
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...