Praise the Behaviours you want to see

If you want to change the culture of the organisation then one of the best ways to do it is to praise the behaviours you want to see.  If you want your people to be more adventurous, more entrepreneurial and more innovative then make a point of singling out for recognition those people who are [...]

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The 10 Most Common Failures of Bad Leaders

There is an interesting article by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman in the Harvard Business Review on the most prominent shortcomings of poor leaders.  They examined 360 degree feedback on over 11000 leaders.  Their list is as follows:

The worst leaders:

Lack energy and enthusiasm Accept their own mediocre performance Lack clear vision and direction [...]

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Lessons from the Leadership Conference

The BQF annual leadership conference went well.   Here are some of the key messages I took away from the speakers:

Tim Cross, former army officer, gave an inspirational talk.  He argued that the key thing missing for most modern leaders was a sense of moral purpose.  We think we can solve society’s ills by exercising [...]

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Leadership Conference – June 11th

The BQF is hosting a leadership conference on June 11th 2008 with a terrific line-up of speakers including Nigel Risner, Tim Cross, Susan Scott-Parker and Tim Peach.  It will be held at the Latimer Conference Centre in Chesham.  There are more details here:

http://www.bqf.org.uk/sbp_studytours.htm

Paul Sloane

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