Business Rhythm

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From Business Rhythm with Frank and Jamie – “When unexpected things happen, leaders may find themselves in a situation where it is difficult to break custom and go out of their way to deal with issues. In the meantime, the organization needs to urgently address these unexpected things; otherwise, the organization may stall and not move forward to the direction that it should go. Under these circumstances, someone needs to fill in the void of leadership. Now – the person who steps up, owns the problem, and takes charge of the situation is one who exercises leadership regardless of the formal title.”

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From Business Mango with Frank and Jamie – Leaders need to properly deal with three critical  issues to foster collaboration

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From Business Rhythm with Frank and Jamie – In a distributive negotiation, one person’s gain is another person’s loss. Examples are negotiations between buyer and seller over price of a product or service and employer and employee over salary pay. Each party is attempting to maximize his/her share of the pie. In most cases, however, parties generally do not know exactly how large the “pie” actually is.

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From Business Rhythm with Frank and Jamie – “One book entitled Leadership is an Art, by Max DePree, stands out with its unconventional view on leadership. Max’s view of leadership is rooted in humanity and developed through his experience as Chairman and CEO of Herman Miller, a well-known furniture maker. Max defines the role of leadership as a steward of an institution. In his view, a leader owes certain things to the institution including the people that work for it. After all, an institution consists of people. In this book, Max cites 6 things that leaders owe to their people..”