What’s your leadership vision?
December’s here, and all eyes now turn eagerly, yet perhaps with some trepidation towards 2014. No doubt you have long completed your organisation’s plan and budget for 2014.
December’s here, and all eyes now turn eagerly, yet perhaps with some trepidation towards 2014. No doubt you have long completed your organisation’s plan and budget for 2014.
I was quite amused to see an ad with the headline “Become a certified necessity”. Nowadays, there is certification for everything. Resumes, bios, business cards and LinkedIn profiles reveal a long list of the possible certifications that one can now get.
Toronto, where I live, is abuzz with the admission by our Mayor that he smoked crack in one of his drunken stupors, and that further, he had lied when asked point blank a few months ago if he had done it.
Recently, I attended a luncheon where an assortment of sandwiches was served. Now typically, this presents a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes, to figure out what is in each sandwich, particularly if you have special dietary needs/preferences.
Most of us work too hard. I know I do. I love my work, I love my clients. I work hard to help them solve their problems – with ease, grace and joy. And some of their problems are really big, so it means much thought, research, diligence, collaboration, communication and planning on my part.
I attended a client’s weekly management meeting. It was such a joy to see the team embrace the strategy that I helped them develop a few months earlier, use it as the guiding light for their operations and make very focused decisions in a short period of time – all with laughter and much camaraderie.
You will note a new format this week. The articles remain “short and sweet”. You can now leave comments at the end of each article, and I encourage and welcome you doing so. Happy reading!
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