Archive for May, 2007

Leadership News - Happiness, Profit, and Passion Edition Posted by Leader's Studio@ 10:55 pm on May 29th, 2007 | Filed under News | No Comments

Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

The cost of happiness: $40k
Guy Kawasaki talks with Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, about career advice our grandparents probably wouldn’t have given us. Guy jumps right in with his first question: “How much money does it take to be happy?”
Passion = Profit
We probably don’t need a survey to tell us that passionate employees are the best performers. The extent of the difference might surprise us, though. Management Trends reports that employees at the least profitable Fortune 500’s are 50% less engaged than those at the top.
Sometimes that smart idea isn’t so smart
Business 2.0 presents their annual 101 Dumbest Moments in Business. Did your company make the list? Prepare to cringe.
Is the corner office Feng Shui?
Forbes reports on bringing the Chinese practice of Feng Shui to the office. After all, we spend a lot of time at work and can all probably benefit from a little more balance in the workplace, even if it’s just in better aligned office furniture.

Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

Leadership is a profession
Projects need skilled leaders to succeed. Management Trends reminds us of the pitfalls of amateur management. “Barely more than third (35 percent) felt that their organization normally managed to execute projects effectively.”
Your boss doesn’t want you to read this
Professional leaders are in demand. If you’ve been developing your leadership skills, you’re probably worth more now than ever. In case you want to talk this over with your boss, you might want to take a look at these tips on making your case for a raise from CareerJournal and Forbes.
Getting hired without a reference or resume
The Internet brings a new level of visibility to our careers. We all know how revealing a Google search on a person’s name can be. The LA Times takes us through the process LinkedIn went through in hiring their new CEO, Dan Nye by founder Reid Hoffman. “Not until after he was hired did Nye discover that Hoffman had made dozens of reference checks — without asking Nye for a single name.”
Career launching pads
Business Week reports on a recent survey of undergrads’ 25 most wanted employers. The results, it turns out, are split: focus on the greater good or bigger bucks, with the U.S. State Department (4) and the Peace Corps (5) representing the do-gooders and Google (1), Disney (2), and Apple (3) representing the profiteers.

Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

Don’t get tossed out during the changing of the guard
New CEO on the way? Turnover can almost double with the arrival of a new top executive. If you want to make sure your job is safe when there’s a new face at the top, CareerJournal has some advice for you.
Surviving a corporate crisis
At some point in our career, we’ve all been told to ‘under-promise and over-deliver’. It sounds nice but it doesn’t exactly inspire people to reach. JetBlue set the bar high for themselves but took at tougher hit than their competition this spring when they couldn’t deliver. Fast Company sat down with JetBlue’s CEO to talk about over-promising and asking for forgiveness.
Getting unstuck at the impasse
Getting stuck might be just what you need to move forward. According to Dr. Timothy Butler, feeling stuck is often part of a necessary crisis toward personal growth. HBS Online talks with Dr. Butler on being stuck and how it can move you forward.
Early adopters don’t bring change
Apparently it’s not the enthusiastic “I’ll try anything” employees that are the true bringers of change. Getting the skeptics to “give it a go” is the tipping point that makes change. Management Trends tells us why getting these disaffected managers on board is so critical.