Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, or Darth Vader: What’s Your Leadership Style?
Even though they take place in a galaxy far, far away, there’s a lot to learn about leadership from the Star Wars movies.
Posts Tagged: leadership
The Federal SES Performance Guidelines Have Begun – Is Your Agency Ready?
In some instances, particular critical elements and performance requirements of senior executives may already be part of the system. If not, or if tweaks or modifications are required, simple configuration changes can be made to accommodate the new elements. It can be as easy as flipping a switch, rather than the historical long, drawn-out process.
Ali Mayorkas on Leading a Unity of Effort at DHS
Ali Mayorkas, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, joined me on The Business of Government Hour to discuss such topics as the department’s key strategic priorities, the challenges it faces, how the DHS “Unity of Effort” initiative is going, and what DHS is doing to improve its operational performance.
The Wolves Inside Me
Our language keeps us negative, particularly when it comes to words that carry emotion. Of the most common words people use to convey emotion in the English language, 70% of them are negative.
5 Major Myths about Leadership
Effective leadership takes forethought and preparation. While at times we can enjoy some spontaneous successes however being able to purposely repeat those successes is much more desirable. Preparing for your role as a leader is just as important as any technical skill you developed as a individual contributor. Preparation is not just studying aspects of… Read more »
The Foundations of Leadership Succession Planning
To prepare new leaders and create a talent pipeline, agencies can take a strategic approach that begins long before leaders make their exit. A strong succession plan leverages reliable information about workers’ strengths, career ambitions and potential to prepare the next generation of leaders in anticipation of workforce changes.
Nani Coloretti on Pursuing an Opportunity Agenda at HUD
As the HUD Deputy Secretary, I help the department achieve its mission by focusing on effective operations and crosscutting policy and program issues… if we build a stronger HUD by improving leadership, accountability, transparency, and focusing on better resource management, then we’ll be better prepared to successfully achieve [our strategic goals.
Take the Data and be Transformational
Ever wonder if technology really does make our life easier? Is all of the data we collect really worth the time and energy? Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed with the minute details and intricacies of technological data collection that we fail to see the big picture. According to B. J. Walker, Director at Deloitte Consulting, itRead… Read more »
Staying on Top of the Change Process
Engaging workplace change can be an unpredictable experience because processes and people evolve in diverse ways as they undergo change.
The Superheroes’ Guide to Team Engagement and Results
High performers – like you! – by definition can do a lot, and so they do. Which is great, except when it winds up with you bailing others out too much of the time.