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- Radical Leadership - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Joni CarleyIs it time for a radical move that’s rarely done in your world? Have you been through a radical transformation in your organization? Radical times usually elicit radical politics, radical soul-searching, and radical decision-making and re-decision-making. Radical change necessarily involves ...
Views: 1125(1 vote) - Top 10 Ways to Sharpen Your Leaderful Edge - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Joni Carley1. Do something creative. 2. Learn something new - about work or life. 3. Read a biography of a leader who intrigues you. 4. Give yourself think time as well as dream time. 5. Review and update job descriptions for yourself and everybody around you - schedule any and all ...
Views: 1153(5 votes) - 10 Reasons Why Greedy Jerks Make the Worst Leaders - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Joni Carley1. Their teams are held together by a thread - or even worse, by a threat. 2. When you abuse financial resources, you lose. Same thing with human resources - it's just not always as obvious. 3. All boats rise when the river's flowing - manipulating employees keeps them under water and ...
Views: 1670(3 votes) - Rubbing Up Against Everything - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Joni CarleyAt a Greendrinks networking event I met a guy in the heating business. He asked me if I ever wondered why a certain temperature in the summer feels fine but in the winter feels chilly. He explained that the walls and objects are literally using us as a heat supply. We rarely think of our own ...
Views: 2139(1 vote) - The Jungle, The Bush and Values - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2010 from Joni CarleyI felt an immediacy about being in the remote Amazon jungle where I stayed with the headhunting Shuar tribe. I felt the same thing last summer when I stayed in a remote, primitive village in Malawi, Africa's poorest country. Both places called me to a presence that I don't usually experience ...
Views: 1149 - Noble Seed, Royal Soil - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Joni CarleyHealthy humans are both blessed and challenged by a drive to be all that we can be. We’re too often tortured, though, by internal and external signals that tell us we have to be more, better and different than who we really are. All great traditions teach about a noble seed that is unique in ...
Views: 1648 - The Feminine Edge - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Joni CarleyWomen bring unique values to the workplace – values that often make them feel like they’re swimming against the cultural stream. In recent generations, the path to success required that women bury their natural instincts in order to progress in a male dominated, dog-eat-dog world. It’s ...
Views: 1391 - 5 Ways to Avoid Home-based Business Burnout - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Joni CarleyHome based professionals, solopreneurs and small business owners do a unique juggling act. There’s nothing like commuting to the next room, a dress code that includes pajamas, and getting to kids’ concerts and games. But, the flexibility of working from home has a front and a back. The front is ...
Views: 1877 - The Yin and Yang of Success - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Joni CarleySuccess is no longer defined in financial terms alone. It’s beginning to be understood as an alignment between life and livelihood, between monetary gain and an abundance of joy, vitality and good relationships. While it’s undoubtedly important to reach professional benchmarks and organizational ...
Views: 1478 - 5 Keys To Avoiding Home-based Business Burnout - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Joni CarleyHome based professionals, solopreneurs and small business owners do a unique juggling act. There’s nothing like commuting to the next room, a dress code that includes pajamas, and getting to kids’ concerts and games. But, the flexibility of working from home has a front and a back. ...
Views: 1189 - The Yin And Yang Of Success - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Joni CarleySuccess is no longer defined in financial terms alone. It’s beginning to be understood as an alignment between life and livelihood, between monetary gain and an abundance of joy, vitality and good relationships. While it’s undoubtedly important to reach professional benchmarks and ...
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