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Do You Lead Like a Dopey Parent?

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David Harper
Do You Lead Like a Dopey Parent? Some Lessons from and for the holidays The holidays are a great time for our humanity to play out in all its glory. There’s something about the alchemic nature of the season that turns simple family moments into complex affairs. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and sometimes…. Personally, I continue to be surprised at the number of times that leadership issues play out…

Why Your Job Description Is Irrelevant

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David Harper
Why Your Job Description Is Irrelevant It’s more about roles, skills and expertise. If you’re unemployed, you don’t have a job. And even if you’re employed, you still don’t have a job. In fact, if you’re smart about it, you don’t even want to have a job. In a blog post from more than 10 years ago, Josh Bersin, former President and CEO of Bersin & Associates and former partner…

Why SMART Goals Can Be So Dumb

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David Harper
Why SMART Goals Can Be So Dumb Breaking the myth about SMART goals One of the big myths in employee development is that people are motivated by goals, or that goal setting is inherently motivating. If I’m planning a trip, my knowing the destination, knowing where I have to get to, doesn’t make the trip any more desirable or annoying. Why I’m going to wherever I’m going to, now that tends…

The #1 Reason Leadership Books Continue to Sell

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David Harper
The #1 Reason Leadership Books Continue to Sell It’s not what you think. What’s the #1 reason leadership books continue to sell?Guesses anyone?? Hmmm???Leadership books continue to sell because they don’t work.And that’s not a typo. Let’s face it; if just reading leadership books made us all better leaders, we’d have stopped reading them a long time ago.I finish reading the perfect leadership book, and whammo! I’m done. Dave becomes…

Now More than Ever, Offer One Hand to Shake and One Throat to Squeeze.

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David Harper
Now More than Ever, Offer One Hand to Shake and One Throat to Squeeze Make it easy, and take full responsibility. Today more than ever, companies are looking for leaders at all levels. They’re looking for employees, whether or not they have people under their direction, to step up and demonstrate a greater ability to contribute. They’re looking for people to lead in terms of what they bring to the…

Is Your Company Heading for Talent Bankruptcy?

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David Harper
Is Your Company Heading for Talent Bankruptcy? And who even knows? “If businesses managed their money as carelessly as they managed their people, most would be bankrupt.” That’s how Bill Conaty and Ram Charan start their recent book Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers. And it’s hard to argue with them. Depending upon where you work, it will be true to varying degrees. But there certainly aren’t…

Are You Still Running On Your Hamster Wheel?

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David Harper
Are You Still Running On Your Hamster Wheel? And are you happier for it? In his 2005 Stanford commencement address, then CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, recalled a childhood memory:“When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’ It made an impression on me… “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon…

Four Easy Ways to Empower Your People

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David Harper
Four Easy Ways to Empower Your People And it’s better than making sausage. “Empowers” is one of those words consultants just love. You can drive a bus through the breadth of its all-encompassing definition: “Mary/Bob Leader, as your trusted consultant, I can unequivocally state that you need to empower your people more.” The consultant beams, and reflects silently, “Most impressive. Can I take the afternoon off now?” It’s like making…

If Your Company Needs First Aid, Don’t Cry for Help.

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David Harper
If Your Company Needs First Aid, Don’t Cry for Help. If everyone’s responsibe, then no one is responsible. Companies are struggling to find and hire employees. For every two job openings, there’s only one person looking. So what should you do about? Yes, you. Who’s leading the charge? The first thing to do is look around your firm and ask yourself, “Who’s leading the charge for people?” And don’t say…

Leadership, Pornography, and A Visit to Justice Stewart

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David Harper
Leadership, Pornography, and a Visit to Justice Stewart Do we really know it when we see it? Recently I was thinking about all the different definitions and descriptions people have for “leadership”. I think the same thing could probably be said for “leader”. If you ask 100 people todefine either term, you’re likely to get 100 idiosyncratic definitions, often with very differing perspectives. And I find that reality a bit…

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