by Allen Leigh Admin | Apr 22, 2024 | It's Kind of Like ..., Kolbe, Leadership
Nothing shuts down a brainstorming session faster than the statement “That’s a stupid idea.” When I was a new leader, I thought it was my role to protect my boss from all his crazy ideas. In my mind, I was doing great. I was keeping him out of jail, helping him avoid...
by Allen Leigh Admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Leadership, Productivity
Leader-managers face the question, “should I delegate this?” daily. Whether it be a simple task, work project or request from the top, leader-managers must decide what tasks they can accomplish and which need to be delegated. At its core delegation is shifting work...
by Allen Leigh Admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Leadership
Lewis Jaques sought to define levels within organizational leadership, so he dug deep into over 40 years of business research to identify important milestones and common hierarchies within organizations. Lewis found that there was a common thread in the research and...
by Allen Leigh Admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Leadership, Productivity
Getting Leaders Out of the Weeds and Focusing on What Matters Most A simple method for evaluating whether you are using your time most effectively in advancing your level of thinking is looking at how you are spending your time in 4 core managerial areas. We call this...
by Allen Leigh Admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Company Culture, Leadership
Do you know your team’s Winning Culture Formula? Organizational Culture Every organization has a company culture that influences employees’ habits and forms the unwritten rules guiding group behaviour. Business theorists see workplace culture as one of the most...
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