Confidence Taken Too Far
Success is always in context and one has to freshly observe the current reality, the new client or employee, the new market conditions.
Entries by smcfarland@zone3creative.com
Creating Healthy Conflict in your Organization
One of the great organizational challenges is creating open debate which is an essential ingredient to think beyond the current reality.
Leadership Edge – the insatiable appetite for increasing knowledge and perspective
Great leaders balance confidence and conviction with a zeal to learn and a willingness to revisit and reconsider.
Don’t Defend…Change the Conversation
Think of tv shows where the defense lawyer follows the prosecutor’s arguments in the court room. Notice how seldom you see a direct defense of the points made by the prosecutor. Effective defense lawyers change the conversation so that the jury focuses on different points or sees things through different eyes. My observation is that […]
Verbal Brevity = Verbal Effectiveness
Woodrow Wilson famously said about speaking….”If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen minutes, three days; if half an hour, two days; if an hour, I am ready now.” As a rule, the longer one speaks about something is usually a good indicator of the less they know […]
Corporate Magical Thinking
Haven’t we all thought that when this project is over, this deadline is met, this major issue resolved, that we will go back to a “normal” pace, a world free of strife and stress, or at least better that we have at this moment? I call this corporate magical thinking, where we yearn for that […]
Vision – Connecting People to the Future State
Two compelling principles to remember when embarking upon creating a vision
Success is always in context
Reading the grey between the black and white is essential in senior positions.
The Importance of Self-Awareness
It’s important to know your world views, emotional temperament or EQ, personality traits and intrinsic capabilities.
Should you consider implementing Jeff Bezos’ senior level meeting structure?
Is it easier to evaluate a decision by reading a 6-page narrative rather than reviewing a PPT?