Be the Leader You Want to Follow

Be the Leader You Want to Follow

  “I always ask myself, would I want one of my sons to work under that person.” Peter F. Drucker[1]   I have been blessed to work for a number of great leaders. I would go through a wall for these folks. I have also worked for a number of petty-tyrants who could not...
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Leadership: Rank vs. Status

“An employee owes no ‘loyalty,’ he owes no ‘love’ and no ‘attitudes’ — he owes performance and nothing else” -Peter F. Drucker, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, and Practices   After last week’s lesson, I was thinking about the nature of leadership. Often we...
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What Leadership is Not

  “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is taking care of those in your charge.” Simon Sinek     Last week I attended the Southeast Case Research Association (SECRA) conference. At the conference, professors get together to talk about case writing...