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Leadership
Training: How to Lead Your Team Successfully by Getting Bad at What You
Do
by Wally Adamchik
If you are the best in your company at the work you supervise; let yourself get bad at it. If
you are in charge of a team, your goal is to help them get better at
what they do, not to do it better than them.
A
Janitor's Ten Lessons in Leadership
by Col. James
Moschgat
Bill Crawford was a janitor. However, he was also a
teacher, friend, role model and one great American hero. Thanks,
Mr. Crawford, for some valuable leadership lessons.
Organizational
Leadership: Three Principles for Higher Leadership Effectiveness
by Wally Adamchik
These three simple principles when properly applied
will make your leadership journey incredibly rewarding.
Leadership
Fundamentals: Getting Back to One of the Basics - Communication
by CDR Carl
R. Nelman, CEC, USNR (Ret.)
During my very first few freshman days of Navy ROTC
we had impressed upon us the knowledge that "getting out and about in our
spaces" would become a sacred obligation as newly-minted junior officers.
Within the context of Good Naval Leadership this particular activity was critical
to efficiency, effectiveness, and morale.
Leadership
and Management Theory Defined
by LtCol Mark
V. Eberhard, USMCR
Leadership and management are two discernible and complementary
activities. Both are necessary for success in increasingly complex and challenging
military and business environments.
Managing
in an Age of Terror - Secret Weapons and Security
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
The authors of Semper Fi - Business Leadership the
Marine Corps Way continue their series of reporting on Israeli business
management principles that can help us deal more effectively with the reality
we face today.
The
Importance of Documenting Performance
by Keith M. English
Performance counseling in the Marine Corps filters down
to the lowest supervisory level. It is commonplace for a 19 year-old Fire
Team Leader to critique the performance of the three subordinate Marines comprising
his team about every 30 days.
Adjusting
to Hatred
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Knowing that somebody out there hates you, and knowing,
furthermore, that there is nothing you can do, or should do, to dissuade the
"hater," creates a certain adult state of mind.
Semper
Fi Goes Soft(back)
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Businesses, small and large, would do well to emulate
many of the leadership and management techniques which have been developed,
and honed to perfection after 228 years, in the United States Marine Corps.
Managing
in an Age of Terror - Military Experience Means Business
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
The authors of Semper Fi - Business Leadership the
Marine Corps Way report on Israeli business management principles in a
new leadership series.
Managing
in an Age of Terror
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
We all know how
difficult it is under normal competitive conditions; but what can it be like
when some of your "competitors" are out to murder your customers, destroy
investor confidence, and terrify the population at large?
Do
You Practice "After Action Reviews?"
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
There is much the business community can learn from the FBI, when it comes
to managing challenges in the present, and in the future. How do you "manage"
challenges that have yet to come? By conducting after action reviews of challenges
successfully met.
Don't
Wait for the Expected Conditions
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Although this project came in ahead of time and under budget - an almost unheard
of feat in the sporting arena industry - the contractor had to overcome unprecedented
obstacles. They accepted their conditions, but not their fate, and delivered
a most innovative solution.
Offer
'Em a Challenge They Can't Refuse
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Many of us think of Boeing as a conservative, button down company, whose business
philosophy might reflect the patient, cautious bias characteristic of aerospace
engineers. Boeing however, has an adventurous side.
Memorial
Day in the Age of Terror
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Memorial Day has always been a favorite holiday of Americans; it is a time
when we give thanks to those who have sacrificed for this country; and it
is also a holiday to enjoy the pleasures of freedom.
Red
Teams/Tiger Teams
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
No business decisions are fool-proof; but one that is based upon the thoughtful
evaluation of "both sides of the coin" will be the wisest way to go.
Do
Your Employees Know the "WHY" of Company Policy?
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
As managers, we, too, must ensure that our personnel know the profound reasons
behind company policy; obedience isn't enough.
The
All-American Brand
by Kristine Kirby
Webster
A
great brand is enduring, establishes affinity, and engenders loyalty. After
mulling over these hallmarks, I found myself wondering what I would consider
to be the Great American Brand. Would it be Sears, McDonald's or Coke and
their national and global reach? No.
The great American brand, in my eyes, is the United States Marine Corps.
Never
Accept a Mission Impossible
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
You will, if you're wise, probe into the depths of unrevealed margin, and
bring out the tools and resources which will make your "mission impossible"
a reality.
Issue
a Core Values Card
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Did you know that every active Marine - from private to general - carries
a credit card-sized reminder of the great values taught during Marine Corps
training?
Cultivating
a Sense of Duty in Corporate America
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Creating a sense of duty is a managerial responsibility; and managers would
do well to emulate the Marine Corps way.
Why
are Suicide Attacks Inevitable?
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
If the regimes that finance, and make possible, the murder of women and children,
thought that suicide bombings on American soil would mean the simultaneous
end of their regimes, there would be no suicide bombings.
Does
Your Company Have a Suggested Reading List?
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
A suggested reading list is another way to establish and strengthen corporate
core values - and a very cost effective way, at that.
Are
You Seen As the "Good Guys" by Your Customers?
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Are we perceived as "the good guys" in the competitive battlefield of the
marketplace - a cut above the competition, both in performance and in character?
Reaching
Out to the "Other Half" of Your Workforce, Part One
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
So
many management workshops designed to teach ways in which to spur the rank
and file to increased levels of performance ignore the "other half" of the
workforce - the spouses and families of those officially on the payroll.
Reaching
Out to the "Other Half" of Your Workforce, Part Two
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Today's Marines re-enlist at a higher rate than any of the other services
- in no small part because the spouse wishes it.
Retaining
Your Best People, Part One
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Senior
management must have an awakening of its own, and realize that its best employees
are at risk every day of the week.
Retaining
Your Best People, Part Two
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
With the fewest perks of all the armed forces, and the most Spartan living
conditions, the Marines nevertheless have the highest reenlistment rate. They
not only attract the best, they are able to retain the best.
See
For Yourself
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
As managers, we must remember that we cannot lead effectively from behind
a desk - no matter how compelling the reasons are for being there.
Managing
the Home Front
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
As business managers
we must lead our personnel away from the paralysis of anxiety through personal
example.
Rumor
in the Workplace
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
Unwarranted
rumor can be a real killer in terms of productivity and morale; anxiety among
the rank and file can take the wind out of the sails of the grandest corporations.
Dealing with rumor in the workplace is a leadership issue of the highest priority.
Whose
Beret is it Anyway?
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
We are admirers of the United States Army, and believe the business community
has much to learn from the military in general. But recently the Army instituted
a policy shift that no business should ever emulate.
Where
is HR When You Need Them?
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Rather
than being the harbinger of trouble, HR can be an advocate and a friend of
the employee, and still represent the interests of management.
The
Secrets of Team Building
by Dan Carrison
& Rod Walsh
In the corporate environment, "teamwork" is the buzzword of management. But,
while management's heart may be in the right place, their methods often miss
the mark. Here are a few secrets to team building.
Why
Marines Never Use the "M Word"
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Marines are trained to lead, not to manage.
Bias
Your Employees Towards Victory
by
Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
Every manager can build unbeatable morale to the degree to which one's own
career is subjugated to the career of each individual under one's authority.
The
Marines are Coming
by
Rick Sidorowicz
The principles of high performance, and how to create
an elite culture of high performance that lasts.
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