Earlier this week, Mark McGwire “came clean” on his use of steroids. Among the analyses that I read, one noted how major league baseball was getting quite good at learning how to apologize. It’s even become somewhat of a formula. First, you issue a press release. Then you arrange a sitdown interview with a favorably [...]
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How NOT to Apologize
January 14, 2010Categories: Crisis Management, Leadership
Tags: accountability, Apology, baseball, Crisis Management, Excuses, Leadership, Management, Mark McGwire, MLB Network, Rationalization, Steroids
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In us we trust?
October 14, 2009From time to time, the world sends us reminders about a value or function that we need to master or at least address better. Lately, I’ve noticed a single word keeps surfacing – trust. Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, says that trust is the foundation of teamwork. Without trust and [...]
Categories: Leadership, Strategy
Tags: accountability, Barack Obama, commitment, conflict, Five Dysfunctions of a Team. healthcare, Leadership, Management, Patrick Lencioni, results, Strategy, trust
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Keeping Your Balance
February 16, 2009As I mentioned in an earlier post, it appears that President Obama is getting quite an education from both the Democrats and the Republicans. This type of education will hopefully result in the President learning how to keep his balance. The life of a leader is always a balancing act but never more so than [...]
Categories: Crisis Management, Hiring, Leadership, Sales, Strategic Plans, Strategy
Tags: accountability, balance, Barack Obama, Boundaries, coalitions, Democrats, Leadership, Management, Michael Watkins, networks, opponents, political network, politics, Priorities, Republicans, Strategy, Transition Team, Vision
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Creating Coalitions
February 11, 2009Anyone who has been observing the stimulus bill negotiations surely has become much more cognizant of President Obama’s need to build coalitions and the early lessons he is learning. To paraphrase his comments last evening, “old habits die hard.” In order to exert influence without authority to require that people take certain actions, one needs [...]
Categories: Crisis Management, Leadership, Sales, Strategic Plans, Strategy, Visioning
Tags: accountability, alignment triangle, Barack Obama, coalitions, former employees, influences, Leadership, Management, Michael Watkins, networks, opponents, Priorities, sequencing, Strategy, Transition Team, Vision
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