In addition to discovering the real you and mastering the critical leadership interpersonal competencies, as discussed in my book, Leadership Begins with You: Being a Self-Aware and Skillful Leader, you need to commit to taking care of yourself so you can be ready and able to be the best you can as a professional leader. In […] The post Staying Fit: Life Balance appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

I have considered Having a Sound Strategy and  Building a Culture of Commitment to be leadership imperatives for some time. But, working on the first set of episodes for this series, I realized that leadership needs to begin with the leader. A Self-Aware and Skillful Leader. And that is now my third leadership imperative. I have recently published a book entitled Leadership Begins with You: Being a Self-Aware and Skillful Leader. I want to kick […] The post Leadership Begins with You...

Moving from  optimizing individual contributions to building high-performance teams is a logical and needed progression in building a culture of commitment. In this episode we discuss the difference between groups and teams and how to go about growing high-performing teams. The post Growing Teams appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As a leader/manager you inevitably encounter performance discrepancies. That is, differences between desired individual or group performance and actual performance. Most times, the nature and cause of such discrepancies, and what to do about them, are apparent to you. Sometimes not. In this episode we explore a practical and proven process for you to use whenever you are not sure as […] The post Analyzing and Resolving Performance Discrepancies appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Performance Coaching is the third of my four building blocks for Building a Culture of Commitment. In discussing the first building block, Selection, you were provided a comprehensive practical and proven process to effectively prepare for and conduct the all-important selection interview. In the second building block, Clarity, you were provided a unique and powerful structure, the Position Plan, […] The post Performance Coaching appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Making use of what we discussed in the previous episode on preparing for and conducting an effective selection interview, you have assured yourself that a good position and cultural fit exists between your opportunity and who you have selected to fill the position. You now need to work with your new associate to develop a shared understanding relative to the […] The post Developing Shared Expectations appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In this episode we discuss the first of my four building blocks for Building a Culture of Commitment. The Selection building block. A logical place to start. After all, you cannot build a culture of commitment if you do not have the right ingredients to work with. Correct? The intent is to give you greater clarity, confidence, and competence in preparing […] The post Selecting the Right People appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Thus far in discussing Building a Culture of Commitment we have: The post How To Go About Building A Culture Of Commitment appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In the last episode we made the business case for building a culture of commitment, We now turn to assuring that you have a solid grounding of the relationship between work and human motivation. Such an understanding provides an important underpinning for the rationale for building a culture of commitment and how to go about it. The post Understanding Motivation: Commitment Vs. Compliance appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Having a Culture of Commitment is not a nicety. it is a necessity for ongoing organizational success. It is good business. The post The Business Case For Building A Culture Of Commitment appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

You have formulated a sound organizational strategy by engaging in quality thinking and interacting with your leadership team to define your organization’s Identity and set a viable Direction. Now we need to discuss the key tenets in the all important dimension of Executing the sound strategy on an ongoing basis. The post Executing the Sound Strategy appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In the previous episode we discussed Action Planning: Work Specifications. This is all about starting your action planning process with defining success. In this episode we discuss specifically planning your work to meet the project specifications. The post Crafting Action Plans: Work Planning appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Having charted a Strategic Path and converting it to a Master Plan, it is now time to craft specific action plans for each of the strategies in your Master Plan. In this episode we discuss Project Specifications. In the next episode we will discuss Work Planning. The post Crafting Action Plans: Project Specifications appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Having crafted a translatable, actionable vision based on the critical few areas of potential strategic focus you have identified, it is now time to chart a Strategic Path. The Strategic Path lists the strategies necessary to propel your organization toward achieving its vision. You then convert your Strategic Path into a Master Plan which serves as a guiding document for you and your leadership team to implement, monitor, and, when […] The post Charting A Strategic Path appeared first on...

Having identified the critical few areas of strategic focus by conducting a Situation Analysis, as discussed in the last episode, you and your leadership team are now ready to work on crafting a translatable, actionable vision. A vision that defines your desired future state and positions you to chart a strategic path forward. The post Crafting a Translatable, Actionable Vision appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Having discussed the Identity dimension of the Strategic Framework and its two components, Purpose and Core Values, we can now spring from that foundation and work on the Direction dimension, consisting of vision, strategies, andactions. But first you need to get your bearings before starting your journey. That is what conducting a Situational Analysis is all about. The intent of […] The post Conducting A Situation Analysis appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We continue to work around my Strategic Framework model to enable you to formulate and execute a sound strategy. The three dimensions to the model are: Identity; Direction: and, Execution. We are working on the Identity dimension. We discussed the first of the two components of Identity in the last episode: Defining Purpose (Why we exist). In this […] The post Clarifying Core Values appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We are working on the Formulating and Executing a Sound Strategy leadership imperative in this section of the podcast series. We are walking through my Strategic Framework to help you do so. In the initial episode of this section we provided an overview of the model. In this episode we move to the identity dimension of the model and talk […] The post Defining Purpose appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This is the initial episode for the second of my three imperatives for successful leadership—Formulating and Executing a Sound Strategy; This episode provides an overview of my Strategic Framework. In the subsequent episodes in this area of emphasis we will discuss the specific dimensions and respective components of the model. The post Strategic Framework appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

We have covered a lot of ground in the eight episodes in this Being a Skillful Self-Aware area of emphasis. As a result, perhaps you have an idea or two regarding a behavioral change you would like to make to improve your leadership performance. So I thought it timely in this our final episode of this segment of the series to discuss […] The post Self Coaching: Making Personal Behavioral Changes appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In the first part of this Being a Skillful Self-Aware Leader segment of our series we worked on helping you heighten your Self-Awareness. Then we turned to the Skillful part of the equation. Two episodes ago we focused on sharpening your perceptive skills to help you assess just what is going on. The last episode focused on using effective communication patterns to […] The post Using Natural And Adaptive Behaviors appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

To develop and work toward mastering skillfully communicating about differences you need to be a) perceptive as to just what is going; and, b) use skillful communication patterns to constructively discuss such differences. The last episode focused on sharpening your perceptive skills relative to what is going on. The focus of this episode is to help use skillful communication patterns to seek to […] The post The Structure of Magic: Skillfully Communicating about Differences appeared first on...

Thus far in our Being a Skilled Self-Aware segment of this podcast series we have focused on the Self-Awareness part of the equation. We first focused on discovering the Inner You (your Core and your Mental Models). We then moved to discovering and capitalizing on your Strengths. It is now time to move to the Skilled part of the equation. We start […] The post Sharpening Your Perspective Skills appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As an integral part of the Being a Skilled Self-Aware Leader area of focus for this series we discussed ways to discover and capitalize on your strengths. The things you are really good at and are passionate about.. But my guess is that as a leader you are pretty well booked up. So, we need to look for […] The post Freeing Up More Discretionary Time appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Having clearly identified in our previous episode allows you to create and choose the best options for yourself in moving forward. But why wait? Let’s get to work on your current leadership role and look for ways to capitalize on your strengths. The post Capitalizing Your Strengths appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.