Clear Expectations in Business Change
Change and Expectations – Steps Towards Sustainability By Mark Komen I’ve written previously about change in organizations. In my article Change – Put it in Play, I discussed three components to change: Motivation – providing the reason for change Commitment – providing the accountability Execution – providing the results I believe we need to add [...]
Execution by Larry Bossidy – Book Review
Amazon.com Review Disciplines like strategy, leadership development, and innovation are the sexier aspects of being at the helm of a successful business; actually getting things done never seems quite as glamorous. But as Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan demonstrate in Execution, the ultimate difference between a company and its competitor is, in fact, the ability [...]
The Essential Peter Drucker
The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker’s Essential Writings on Management (Collins Business Essentials) (Paperback) Amazon.com Review Ever since his first book was published some six decades ago, Peter Drucker has been essential to everyone serious about the “management of an enterprise (and) the self-management of the individual, whether executive or [...]
Peter Drucker Quotes
A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer. Business, that’s easily defined – it’s other people’s money. Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where [...]
Favorite Leadership Quotes
Leadership is defined as the capacity to lead others. It is the act or instance of guiding. There are so many definitions of leadership that it is hard to get a handle on just what leadership entails. Here are some of my favorite leadership quotes. ********** “Leaders are those who know what to do next, [...]