Tag Archives: leadership development
Movie Monday: What motivates you?
Dan Pink’s book “Drive” is a great read that outlines what he feels are three big workplace motivators – Mastery, Autonomy, and Purpose. While I hope you will read the book, this video should get you by in the interim. … Continue reading
Are Leaders Born or Made?
Born That Way? “Are leaders born or made?” It’s a simple enough question but one that has huge implications for the way organizations set about finding and developing (or not developing) talent. After all, the very existence of coaching and … Continue reading
The IncBlot Talent Manifesto
Read it. Live it. Share it. Slap it on your wall.
Leadership and Humility: How What We Aspire To Can Elude Us
In his seminal work ‘Good to Great’, Jim Collins found that two things were necessary for truly great (Level 5 in Collins’ vernacular) leaders: humility and a highly focused strength of will. Perhaps Collins’ greatest contribution to leadership literature is … Continue reading
The Alabama Tornadoes and True Leadership
I hate small talk. Probably not what you expected to hear from a psychologist, right? It turns out that an addiction to meaningful dialogue is an occupational hazard in my profession; a byproduct of being privy to the most heartfelt … Continue reading
The Seven Rules of Presentation
If you are called upon to attend many training events/seminar/lectures you can speak with some authority to how awful most of them are. My presentation style has evolved a great deal over the years, and has culminated in a few … Continue reading
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