Tag Archives: leadership

Tempting as it is… #Dilbert

Posted on May 13, 2013 by dwighttowers

I will not be leaving this cartoon anywhere that it could do me harm.

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“Average can be excellent if properly led” – letter in the FT

Posted on August 13, 2012 by dwighttowers

Yep.

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Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by dwighttowers

And, of course, inspiring others to follow – not you, but your example. Must read some Peter Drucker sometime.  Only read snippets. Anyway, I should make like the cat, bless her, and stretch out and snore. More tomorrow – it’s … Continue reading →

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Met the best boss, not the same as the worst boss

Posted on November 24, 2011 by dwighttowers

Amidst the crap, the Harvard Business Review published some very very intersting stuff (IMHO). Here’s a portion of a post by a guy called Robert Sutton. In his post, most of the items in his list are hyperlinked… My readings … Continue reading →

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The Five Literacies of Global Leadership

Posted on July 2, 2011 by dwighttowers

Hmmm. Yes, maybe. “Going Deep”Andrew Cornell, Australian Financial Review Boss Magazine April 2011 [Richard Hames] most recent major book is The Five Literacies of Global Leadership, which argues in favour of jettisoning orthodoxies to “liberate” collective wisdom. The five literacies … Continue reading →

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Ambiguity and ambidextrous leadership

Posted on June 14, 2011 by dwighttowers

This is kinda good, and ties in with ongoing concern re: mastery versus control, tolerance of fuzziness etc etc. “It is about being grown up. Uncertainty is not pretty and it is not pleasant, but when it is mastered, wonderful … Continue reading →

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As Admiral Ackbar might say, “It’s a trap”

Posted on March 26, 2011 by dwighttowers

In response to an email about leadership, Leavergirl wrote to me That’s the thing about leaders… they are a trap. The Starfish and the Spider goes on about distributed Apache leadership… if one was killed, another readily stepped into his … Continue reading →

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And the word for today is… humility

Posted on February 2, 2011 by dwighttowers

I’ve been banging on a lot about cognitive limitations, and the need for humility in the face of uncertainty etc. And am reading a good book (so far) called “Tricky People and how to deal with them” (and yes, there … Continue reading →

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