Archive for October, 2008
Humility + Will = Level 5
In Jim Collin’s book Good to Great, the first characteristic of the companies that made the leap from good to great companies is Level 5 leadership. Level 5 has been touted and discussed around board rooms, business round tables, and in MBA programs. We all get excited about it…we say that we want to be a Level 5 leader. So what keeps the vast majority of solid leaders from getting there? Here are a few observations (if you haven’t read good to great you may not have a clue what I am saying. So go read it – or at least an executive summary): Read the rest of this entry »
letter to a visionless leader
Dear visionless leader,
I really need you so step up to the plate. I’m tired of waking up every day and showing up looking for someone to follow – and then I find you. I want to go somewhere. I need a place to go. I just can’t come up with the place alone. That’s your job: create a picture of a brighter future that is worth striving for. I’m ok if we fail. I’m ok if we fall way short, but I sure want to go down swinging. I want to strive as hard and as long and as tenaciously as I can and then rest in the fact that I was the one who tried to get there. Read the rest of this entry »
gaps in markets
A friend of mine says “when you see a gap in the market, you need to find out why it is there and what you need to do to fill it”. These are times that are filled with gaps. Despite the current economic condition with unpredictable markets there are still plenty of gaps. Read the rest of this entry »