Category Archives: New leadership skills

From self-belief to self-direction

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ken Carroll

In a sense, leaders are in the empowerment business. If you lead a team, you should spend a great deal of your time doing things that empower them. Why? Because people consistently underestimate their capacity to make things happen. They … Continue reading →

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Effective leadership requires mental training

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ken Carroll

Lots of professionals use mental training – athletes, surgeons, military personnel, and so on. The idea is to put you in control of your thoughts and feelings. From there, you manage your behaviors – and eventually your destiny. Mental control requires … Continue reading →

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Leadership as mining

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Ken Carroll

As a manager, your job is to manage the material resources of your organization – inventory, cash, facilities. As a leader, your job is to manage its psychological resources, aka, the people. But as Ken Robinson pointed out (somewhere), inner … Continue reading →

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Gary Hamel, New Humanism, and management 2.0

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ken Carroll

Gary Hamel is the leading thinker on management 2.0 and someone who gets the new humanism. In fact, this video introduction to his excellent The Future of Management, is probably the best 90 seconds you will see on the topic anywhere. … Continue reading →

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Self-direction and the New Leadership Skills

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Ken Carroll

We need a new conception of leadership and I believe self-direction describes an alternative model. So, what can the capacity for self-direction do for you? Well, a lot. However, its main objective is not material gain (though it often follows) but rather on … Continue reading →

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