Posts Tagged ‘team leader’
5 Lessons from a Leader Who Stands on Top of Africa
I recently found myself in Tanzania setting out to hike to the highest point on the continent of Africa. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t suddenly fall from the sky or wake from a dream and ‘find’ myself on the mountain. The prerequisite planning took place and I put in extra miles to get ready,…
Read More019. Post Consumer Brands President and CEO Howard Friedman on leadership
President and CEO of Post Foods, Howard Friedman, shares what it takes to lead at every level. As the leader of a $2 billion company, Howard provides tremendous insights for aspiring and current leaders. Don’t miss his visit with Patrick in the lab. Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The…
Read MoreHow to Transition From Team Member to Leader: 3 People-Centric Actions
Several years ago, I joined KPMG Consulting as a senior consultant. On day one, the firm assigned me to a financial analysis project. My teammates and I were asked to help a large institution streamline and improve its financial processes. Our job was to identify, document, and analyze the steps of a complex system. In…
Read MoreSmart Leaders Master Two Amazingly Important Skills
Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients across a variety of industries and locations around the world. Whether I am working with a professional services firm in Malaysia, a manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom, or a healthcare business in the United States, I’ve noticed that the top performers master two…
Read More6 Questions to Help Your Team to Determine Priorities
Your team has limited resources. Your team members have different perspectives of what’s most important. Your environment is constantly changing and with those changes come new opportunities and threats. Given these realities, it’s critical that leaders and teams work together to clearly determine their top priorities. Use these six questions as you work with your…
Read More6 Employee Engagement Benefits from Turning Team Members into Owners
Who washes a rental car?” Answer: No one. Why? “Renters don’t own rental cars.” Allow me to expand a bit on the concept of ownership. In doing so, I’m going to argue the following: Don’t give your employees another program in hopes of increasing engagement, give them something to own! Our typical concept of ownership,…
Read MoreThe Very Best Leaders Are Here; You Should Be Here Too
Many years ago, I was a new infantry lieutenant in the United States Army. I vividly remember a time in my training when I, and a class of fellow soldiers, learned a very important lesson. That day, I learned where the very best leaders are… We were discussing how infantry platoons move through the woods.…
Read MoreYou Should Listen to Apple’s Angela Ahrendts’ Leadership Advice…
When asked, “What advice would you give to a new chief executive?” the remarkable Angela Ahrendts, Senior Vice President for Retail Sales at Apple and former CEO of Burberry, has a one word answer: “Listen.” And what is the greatest mistake a leader can make? “Not listening.” When interviewing for her role at Apple, Ahrendts…
Read More4 Customer-Centric Questions
If you are looking to create a customer-centric team, work with your teammates to answer 4 critical questions. Patrick LeddinPatrick Leddin, PhD is a speaker, global leadership consultant, and The Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Five-Week Leadership Challenge. Patrick is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University with a thriving leadership blog and podcast,…
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