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What Do Followers Want? CASE

I decided to explore leadership videos on YouTube tonight. I looked through several: pictures of beautiful scenes with inspiring words floating in front; Al Pacino in the defense scene in Scent of a Woman; a video labeled The Funniest Leadership Video; and more. The one I decided to share is a bit dry to watch [...]

11Aug2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Every Employee Deserves a Great Leader

“Every employee deserves a great leader.” This phrase caught my eye today when I thumbed through my mail. It was on the cover of a magazine I receive from my undergraduate alma mater. The article the headline led me to was about a guy named Stephen Mansfield, the president and CEO of Methodist Health System, [...]

3Aug2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Leadership According to C

My husband, whom I will call C, holds a leadership position today — and he has held similar positions during much of his career. He typically gets high ratings on his leadership skills from his supervisors and employees alike. Today, I am going to ask him a few questions about leadership and report what he [...]

30Jun2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Right? Or In Relationship?

I just joined a leadership community, MOR, which stands for “Maximizing Organizational Resources.” I checked out a blog entry entitled “It’s the Little  Things that Have an Impact.” Here the link to that blog entry, written by Neptali. His “little thing” was a statement he heard at a leadership session he attended: “You can be [...]

11May2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Cheers for Blomberg!

I watched Michael Blomberg, the mayor of New York, on Morning Joe this morning, while pedaling my exercise bike.  I saw good leadership and excellent people skills in action. The news people at the table praised Blomberg to the skies for managing New York effectively in a trying economic/cultural time. He would have none of [...]

19Apr2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Becoming a Storyteller

I read this quote in a Yammer post today: “Stories are the single most powerful weapon in a leader’s arsenal.” The quote is from Howard Gardner, Harvard University. I had a history professor once, many years ago, who made history come alive for me for the first time in my life. How did he do [...]

22Mar2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Is “Strong” the Opposite of “Rude”?

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”  Jim Rohn quotes (American Speaker and Author. He is famous for motivational audio programs [...]

17Mar2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Are You a Good Boss?

This article from CNN Careers (which came to me via Twitter) describes what lots of people think makes a good boss. Not surprisingly, some of the most valued qualities show up as actions: Showing respect Being available for consultation Offering constructive criticism (in a kind way) Making suggestions Being flexible Keeping employees informed Being available [...]

10Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Another Great List

It’s amazing, when you begin looking for them, just how many lists you can find. Here’s one that I found through Twitter: a blog entry on Great Leadership by Dan McCarthy. Here’s the link. This blog entry takes the Aretha Franklin song R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and uses it to show how leaders can show respect for their [...]

3Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 0 comments | Continued
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Thanks to Gary Winters for a Great List!

Here is part of a recent post on Gary Winters’ blog, The Leadership Almanac.  He provides leaders with a great list to help them know if they’re on the right track as leaders. What I like about the list is that is focuses on the followers. I often work on websites. It’s amazing how often [...]

1Feb2010 | Jo Ellen Roe | 1 comment | Continued
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