All Culture is Local

Published in May 20th, 2008
Posted by eruggero in Culture, Employee Engagement, Managing Change, Motivation
2 Comments

by Ed Ruggero and Marcia Noa
A half-dozen iron workers jam themselves into the passenger elevator on the side of a skeletal high-rise. Four of the men wear their safety harnesses, which they’ll anchor to the building before they start work on the 61st floor. The other two aren’t wearing the harnesses, even though [...]

Read More...

Servant Leadership

Published in May 13th, 2008
Posted by pmartini in Developing Subordinates, Leadership, Role Models
5 Comments

The idea of servant leadership is certainly not a new concept. But many leaders have forgotten how powerful it is and often fail to use it, either through naiveté or just plain arrogance.
Ancient history records little about the topic of leadership as we know it today other than a military-like approach which was essential [...]

Read More...

Why Teach Leadership?

Published in May 8th, 2008
Posted by mnoa in Developing Subordinates, Employee Engagement
4 Comments

by Marcia Noa
Vice President, SEI Investments
In 1977, Abraham Zaleznik, professor of leadership at the Harvard Business School, published an article entitled “Managers and Leaders: Are They Different?” His short answer was yes: managers are problem-solvers who impose order and reason, while leaders are big-idea people who stir things up and live quite happily with the [...]

Read More...