Comments on: Change: Three Essentials For Every Leader

By: Jerry Taylor

Jerry Taylor — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:02:00 +0000

In reply to J Schum. This is a great point, J. I believe they definitely should since the people are closer to the front line. It´s all about the bottom-up, empowerment, decentralization, flat organization etc., isn´t it? I wrote recently on a priori trust which needs to emanate from the culture, where the hierarchies literally disappear. Take care.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:54:00 +0000

In reply to Jessica.

So true! I recently clipped “Lead others by example: experts say it’s the best way to be credible” by Joyce E.A. Russell. It’s like generating a charge you can pass along – or receive – and I do think there is an attraction to it.

By: Mike Myatt

Mike Myatt — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:56:00 +0000

In reply to Jill Ellis.

Hi Jim:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and please accept my condolences for your loss – he sounds like the type of leader I would have liked to have known.

By: Jill Ellis

Jill Ellis — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:57:00 +0000

Mike, thanks for another pointed yet powerful reminder of
the role change plays in leadership.
This message particularly resonates for me as our organization recently experienced
the loss of a dear friend and leader that embodied the culture of change. He didn’t just lead change he WAS change. As with times like this, you tend to take time
from the daily busy work to reflect and we can truly see the impact this person
made to our organization. He did not
call it change he just demanded the forward vision and even when the majority
opposed it, he had the experience and wisdom to know to keep moving forward. Anything else was just imaginable. Unfortunately
we all see examples of the opposite and the corresponding results. Size or segment of business doesn’t matter.
As you so well stated…the world changes….so that says it can happen with or
without you.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:39:00 +0000

TO change the environment or surroundings regardless of whether you are running a small business or a firm with 500 employees, very first step is, you have to change yourself. Before leading others lead yourself first, people around you will get inspired automatically and will love to follow you.

By: Mike Myatt

Mike Myatt — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:24:00 +0000

In reply to Harpar.com. Agreed - thanks for sharing.

By: Harpar.com

Harpar.com — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:21:00 +0000

I do hear change being thrown too often it starts to lack substance. Overused to the point of it being pure lip service. You made a good point about change being not something in the future. A leader must believe in the urgency of change and must be able to convey that conviction to the rest.

By: Mike Myatt

Mike Myatt — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:57:00 +0000

In reply to soft skills world. Appreciate you bringing out the topic of lateral thinking...

By: Mike Myatt

Mike Myatt — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:56:00 +0000

I’m in complete concurrence Pascal. Thanks for sharing.

By: soft skills world

soft skills world — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:15:00 +0000

Change is the only constant and keeping pace with the changing trends is the only way to survive and sustain else we go obsolete. Truly said change is a mind set and that comes from within. Resistance to change in us is as implied as our ability to innovate and create.An approach to lateral thinking is the key to see change as inevitable tool for crisis management.