Comments for Executive Street http://blog.vistage.com Your Daily Resource for CEO Thought Leadership Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Leadership: The Power of “The Pause” by Debraclark http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/leadership-the-power-of-the-pause/#comment-2412 Debraclark Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:04:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9287#comment-2412 Terry, this is a great idea for busy teachers.  It will definitely calm us down to deal with the pressures that little children seem to create.  Thanks for the idea.  I'm trying now to figure out when that minute per day will take place. Terry, this is a great idea for busy teachers.  It will definitely calm us down to deal with the pressures that little children seem to create.  Thanks for the idea.  I’m trying now to figure out when that minute per day will take place.

]]> Comment on ‘How Do I Get THROUGH to Them …?’ Connecting With Gen Y by Compassed http://blog.vistage.com/communication/how-do-i-get-through-to-them-gen-y/#comment-2408 Compassed Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:52:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=8384#comment-2408 Is your company trying to get through to Generation Y? Compassed can get Generation Y to notice your brand! Visit our webpage and contact us! http://www.getgeny.com/ Is your company trying to get through to Generation Y? Compassed can get Generation Y to notice your brand! Visit our webpage and contact us! http://www.getgeny.com/

]]> Comment on What If Steve Jobs Was Your VP of Sales and Marketing? by Anonymous http://blog.vistage.com/business-strategy-and-management/what-if-steve-jobs-was-your-vp-of-sales-and-marketing/#comment-2404 Anonymous Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9243#comment-2404 I'd bet you just about any amount (okay, well, shy of a Romney) that any company would've fired Steve Jobs or anyone like him, and he'd never have become VP of anything. Why? Because Jobs was a disruptor, and didn't have a lot of tolerance for BS.  The "real" lesson for people in your story is that leaders need to cultivate disruptors rather than shunning them. That's a lot harder to do than anyone ever thinks it is, because by and large we gravitate toward people who flatter us, agree with us, and otherwise punch up our egos rather than punching holes in our flaws. I’d bet you just about any amount (okay, well, shy of a Romney) that any company would’ve fired Steve Jobs or anyone like him, and he’d never have become VP of anything. Why? Because Jobs was a disruptor, and didn’t have a lot of tolerance for BS.  The “real” lesson for people in your story is that leaders need to cultivate disruptors rather than shunning them. That’s a lot harder to do than anyone ever thinks it is, because by and large we gravitate toward people who flatter us, agree with us, and otherwise punch up our egos rather than punching holes in our flaws.

]]> Comment on Peer Advisory Groups Will Throw You For A Loop by leobottary http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peer-advisory-groups-will-throw-you-for-a-loop/#comment-2396 leobottary Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:49:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9176#comment-2396 Nina, you're so kind.  Thanks for leading such a robust conversation in The Peer Advisory Group on LinkedIn! Nina, you’re so kind.  Thanks for leading such a robust conversation in The Peer Advisory Group on LinkedIn!

]]> Comment on Peer Advisory Groups Will Throw You For A Loop by Nina Cherry http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peer-advisory-groups-will-throw-you-for-a-loop/#comment-2394 Nina Cherry Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:08:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9176#comment-2394 Leo this is wonderful information. Thank you for writing and posting. Nina Cherry Leo this is wonderful information. Thank you for writing and posting. Nina Cherry

]]> Comment on Peers and The Power of Persuasion by Jim Nowakowski http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peers-and-the-power-of-persuasion/#comment-2389 Jim Nowakowski Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9017#comment-2389 One thing most employees will tell you is there isn't enough communication in their organization, the management doesn't keep them informed.  Yet management often believes they are very clear with their message.  Perhaps this is another and more effective way to get to the masses.  Carefully select your messenger and be sure he or she is passionate enough to connect with his or her pears.  Arm them with purpose and clarity, I think it’s worth a try.   One thing most employees will tell you is there isn’t enough communication in their organization, the management doesn’t keep them informed.  Yet management often believes they are very clear with their message.  Perhaps this is another and more effective way to get to the masses.  Carefully select your messenger and be sure he or she is passionate enough to connect with his or her pears.  Arm them with purpose and clarity, I think it’s worth a try.
 

]]> Comment on Local Search Tips To Promote Your Business by Terrance Hutchinson http://blog.vistage.com/marketing/local-search-tips-to-promote-your-business/#comment-2386 Terrance Hutchinson Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:16:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=3358#comment-2386 Great article! Great article!

]]> Comment on Peers and The Power of Persuasion by leobottary http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peers-and-the-power-of-persuasion/#comment-2384 leobottary Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:52:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9017#comment-2384 Rod, you raise an interesting point that's worthy of clarification.  When Gini used the term Groupthink in her comment, it was in reference to the "New Groupthink" as described in an NYT article about creativity in the workplace and the importance of solitude, rather than the textbook, pejorative definition that is often illustrated by the Challenger disaster.  The Abilene Paradox is like Groupthink's silent cousin.   There's a big difference between alignment, agreement and Groupthink.  The latter, using the classic definition, is what we want to avoid. Rod, you raise an interesting point that’s worthy of clarification.  When Gini used the term Groupthink in her comment, it was in reference to the “New Groupthink” as described in an NYT article about creativity in the workplace and the importance of solitude, rather than the textbook, pejorative definition that is often illustrated by the Challenger disaster.  The Abilene Paradox is like Groupthink’s silent cousin.   There’s a big difference between alignment, agreement and Groupthink.  The latter, using the classic definition, is what we want to avoid.

]]> Comment on Peers and The Power of Persuasion by Rod Johnson http://blog.vistage.com/business-leadership/peers-and-the-power-of-persuasion/#comment-2383 Rod Johnson Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:29:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9017#comment-2383 Group think is an interesting perspective. In organizations, we might call this alignment. In a meeting we could call it agreement. When the solution was the right answer, we can pat ourselves on the back about how smart and swift we were. We executed the solution with amazing speed. When the wrong solution was picked, it reminds us of the Abilene Paradox. From my perspective, the problem with group think is it doesn't develop critical thinking skills, instead if fosters followership. And that is a real challenge for developing leadership skills and future leaders. Group think is an interesting perspective. In organizations, we might call this alignment. In a meeting we could call it agreement. When the solution was the right answer, we can pat ourselves on the back about how smart and swift we were. We executed the solution with amazing speed. When the wrong solution was picked, it reminds us of the Abilene Paradox.

From my perspective, the problem with group think is it doesn’t develop critical thinking skills, instead if fosters followership. And that is a real challenge for developing leadership skills and future leaders.

]]> Comment on LinkedIn Tips: A 12 Step Checklist for Optimizing Your Profile by Beechua http://blog.vistage.com/social-media/linkedin-tips-a-12-step-checklist-for-optimizing-your-profile/#comment-2373 Beechua Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:05:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=7657#comment-2373 Very helpful! Thank u for sharing! Very helpful! Thank u for sharing!

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