Leadership is rarely a black and white, one size fits all, kind of endeavor. Bruce Bochy is the manager of the three-time World Champion San Francisco Giants. But he didn’t want to just win on the field, he wanted to be a great ambassador for the club and build a great relationship with the media …
Category Archives: Leadership
Book Summary: Start with Why – How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Entrepreneur Simon Sinek “hit rock bottom” in late 2005. He had started his own consulting business in 2002, but three years later, he ran out of passion. Dead-ended, Sinek thought about what made him happy. He wondered why some leaders and companies succeeded and others do not. He realized that inspirational leaders identify a purpose …
6 Signs Employees Under-Managing
No leader wants to earn the dreaded title of micromanager, but offering too little management support (otherwise known as “under-managing”) can be just as detrimental and unappealing for employees.
Book Summary: Inside Knowledge – How Women Can Thrive in Professional Service Firms by Alison Temperley
In 2015, a man starting work at a law firm was three times more likely than a woman to make a partner. The same held for accounting and consulting firms. Women’s leadership coach Alison Temperley addresses unconscious bias and gender inequities in professional service firms. She has 30 years of experience working in and with …
Book Summary: Leading Professionals – Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas by Laura Empson
Professor Laura Empson of London’s Cass Business School and Harvard Law School reports on intensive research into how to lead professional firms, such as law offices, and complex organizations, such as hospitals and universities. Her scholarly work, packed with citations and cross-references, details how leadership functions in a professional services environment. This layered study, funded …