From 18 to 18 Million – How Big Does Your Network Need To Be?
In 2008 my team leader, who was new to the company, asked me about my network. “Well,” I told her, “I have connections in most of our US manufacturing plants, and quite a few people at our corporate centers.” When she asked me who they were, I could list about 18 people that I would connect […]
Backstage Leadership
Backstage Leadership Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes. There is the leadership of blazing the trail, and there is the leadership of coaching others to blaze the trail. Many people consider leadership to be the position out in front, leading the way for others. There are leadership roles, however, that are invisible to many, […]
Infectious Behavior and Corporate Culture
In my experience, there are two kinds of corporate cultures: the accidental culture and the intentional one. The accidental culture is what happens when a leader emerges or is assigned to a group and group performance begins to improve. The employees respond to the individual and you see in monthly reports that there is a […]
Conductors, Musicians, Coaches, and Players … Don’t Just Analogize, Practice!
I am very excited to be part of the PIC team, and I am looking forward to sharing ideas about getting great performance from teams and being a better leader. As a reader, I hope you enjoy what I have to say, and offer your views if you think I’m wrong or if there is a […]
