The skill and behaviors required for leadership changes as you move up the organization ladder. The skills and behaviors that work so well at lower levels, or in different circumstances, can become impediments at higher levels or when the job focus is different. Nowhere is this phenomenon more evident than in the realm of decision making.
Posts Tagged ‘Phenomenon’
Does Gratitude Help?
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Gratitude is not only the greatest of all virtues, but the parent of all others ” – Cicero, 420 AD. Recently one of my friends told me about a book called Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Dr. Robert Emmons. It’s a fascinating book that shows his very poignant research findings which are relevant for all of us who are struggling with financial issues, parenting challenges, and everyday trials and tribulations. Dr. Emmons stated that at first he thought gratitude was a simplistic emotion, but he discovered in fact that it is a very complex phenomenon that can measurably change people’s lives.
The Illusion of Time Management
Monday, April 20th, 2009Because we live in a hyper busy world, chock full of important and not-so-important distractions, we are constantly looking for a way to keep our heads above the tsunami of stuff. Because so much of this busyness is driven by our work lives, I have given the phenomenon a name – “organizational A.D.D.” Unfortunately, this form of A.D.D. is not treatable with meds and so we go in search of some other “holy grail” to make it better. Hence the never ending quest for “time management. But time management is an illusion. However, there is an approach that makes sense, and it begins with strategy.
