Archive for December, 2005

Surf’s up: Hasta luego »

Uploaded on December 15, 2005 by EggzI feel invigorated by the start of this site on strength-based leadership. I anticipate 2006 with energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. I look forward to providing ideas, articles, resources, links, and discussion to further advance your strength based leadership.The next two weeks will be a personal and family time of […]

Networking Buzzzz: Caring to be connected »

Keith Ferrazzi was a co-author of Never eat alone: And other secrets to success, one relationship at a time. Brian Uzzi is a co-author of How to build your network. Two authors with 4z’s in their names are contributing to a renewed buzzzz on relationships, connecting, and networking.
A strength-based leader knows the importance of caring […]

Leadership: Is love a problem for you? »

Is the use of the word love a problem for you as a central characteristic of strength-based leadership? I was having lunch with my mentor, Peter Dyck, and we talked about all the unfortunate connotations of the word love and how it can be a trigger word for many people. The notion of love in […]

The 12 days of strength-based leadership »

David Zinger is celebrating the first month of the strength-based leadership blog. There were 12 posts or articles in the first month. This post invites you to engage in the 12 days of strength-based leadership. There is a specific leadership action attached to each post. Choose one or two actions to begin. One of the […]

Energy and highly effective employees »

I frequently scan Tom Peter’s blog: The latest headlines on stuff that matters. It offers 10 to 20 references a day on stories about businesses and organizations. When I saw the headline on Seven Characteristics of Highly Effective Entrepreneurial Employees I quickly clicked to the link. It was a short Boston Business Journal reprint of […]

The right move: Chess not checkers »

Marcus Buckingham said the right move for leaders is to see their talent management as chess not checkers. Don’t treat everyone the same and limit their work and career moves. Recognize the differences and strengths of each individual and maximize the contribution of each person’s strengths to the purposes of the organization.Here is a quote […]

Strong leadership: Mending broken engagements »

Only 17 per cent of Canadians are “highly engaged” in their work, Towers Perrin HR Services found in a recent survey of 5,100 Canadians. This low number is disconcerting, to say the least. Also disconcerting is that Canadian engagement scores have decreased over the past few years.
Yet engagement is a key variable in an effective […]