Cartoon – Pick a Defense that’s less Checkable
Monthly Archives: September 2016
5 QUESTIONS TO ASK DURING TOUGH CONVERSATIONS
https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/5-questions-to-ask-during-tough-conversations/
The tipping point between prolonged disappointment and renewed vitality is a difficult conversation.
Many leadership frustrations are the result of conversations that didn’t happen.
The choice to avoid difficult conversations often masquerades as kindness.
THE PURPOSE OF LEADERSHIP
https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/25725/
Leadership is a calling, not a career.
Leadership is about serving, not being served. The more you serve, the more valuable you become.
Values and Behavior
Find Your Tennis Ball
10 PERFORMANCE CONVERSATION STARTERS
https://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/10-performance-conversation-starters/
You’re a hero when you get hired and a loser during traditional performance reviews.
It’s a waste to hire for strength and evaluate for weakness.
Replace traditional annual reviews with monthly performance conversations. Better yet, discuss performance in some way, every week. Make it normal, not an exception, to discuss performance.
Editor’s Pick: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
In 1971, President Nixon proposed a national health insurance plan built on heavily employer private coverage. Senator Ted Kennedy proposed what would today be called a single-payer plan. In 1974, the debate had morphed into Nixon vs. Kennedy-Mills vs. Organized labor. Despite the prediction in the second clip shown, the result was stalemate rather than passage in 1974 or 1975.
Cartoon – The End is Near
Cartoon – Drug Trial Results
Cartoon – The Birth of Big Pharma
HENRY KOTULA 