You have a hotshot employee. They are doing a great job- maybe even overseeing a small project. They seem to have management capabilities. But, before your promote them, you have some work to do.
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Over the years, I have been involved in myriads of firms. Some of which are those which I started. Others, where I have served as CEO, CFO, CTO, and CRO, as well as board member.
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We know that we often acquire immunity against various diseases by getting “injections” of dead or weakened bacteria or viri. Our body learns to recognize these “invaders” and when confronted with the “real McCoy”, it can draw upon its resources and repel the invasion or incursion. The end result is that our body’s learned responses keep us healthy.
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Relationships require two factors. One is the ability to understand the world from the other’s perspective. The second is to recognize that collaboration with one another and helping the other is the primary issue- not what one derives from the relationship.
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This is not going to be a happy blog. Because we have been let down- big time.
I had known, since I was a young man, that I was not allowed to donate my organs, should I reach an untimely (or timely) death. My religion forbids the defilement of a corpse. Until 1986, when the Chief Sfardi Rabbi (Ovadya Yosef) issued a proclamation…It would be permissible to donate one’s organs to save another’s life- actually, it was an honor for the dead. (The principles are called Pikuach Nefesh [the obligation to save someone in peril] and Kavod Hamet [honoring the dead].). You may not recognize how radical this was- it turned 5000+ years of tradition and rabbinic rulings on its head.
I have written about my morning routine. I head off to my local coffee shop, St. Elmo’s, after my morning prayer rituals, where I read the papers and have discussions with my friends. And, on occasion, I whip out my computer (laptop, netbook, or tablet) to accomplish some of my other daily tasks. I occasionally return to St. Elmo’s in the evening, to review the days events, finish a task or two, and prepare for the next day of clients’ needs. At home, I have a TV on, usually the radio, and do some more work. And, during the day (when I am not in discourse with my clients), I have the radio on, as well as music streaming from my computer.
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Folic acid. A vitamin that was prescribed (yes, you can get it as part of a multi-vitamin, but not in the dosage desired- and not without other items that are not needed) and then removed from regimens, when we found folate did not help against heart disease. But, it is still prescribed for some pregnant women (please, no more than 400 ug a day), who could use the extra help and it also may help (as part of a vitamin B cocktail) with/against Alzheimer’s disease.
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Yesterday, I explained that leadership is not management – and management is not leadership. But, that did not take the conversation far enough. Too many leaders extol those wonderful values and ideals to their teams- but never get involved in the nitty-gritty of getting things done. Followers- and other leaders- trust leaders who have ‘done it’. And, one of the best ways to develop trust is to show folks how it’s done- once, twice, thrice.
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Leadership. Management. Don’t get confused- they are different and every enterprise needs both. And, rarely are they found in the same person at the same time. It comes down to the raison d’etre for each organization. Vision, Mission, and Goals. Leaders set the vision and develop the strategy for the team. Vision is why the enterprise exists in the first place; strategy is how the enterprise plans to execute to achieve that vision, given the reality of the market, competition, regulation, and trends. Managers direct people to obey; leaders motivate people to achieve more than they thought possible.
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So, my friend, Tor Constantino has been agonizing over ethical dilemnae. (This has been in the queue for a long time. Tor, I apologize for not remembering and bringing this up during our weekend repast.) Between his pilfering of freely offered ketchup packets [Sorry, Tor killed his blog so the reference is no longer available] to why folks consider situational ethics of value. And, being the kind of black and white fellow that I am, I am inclined to join his camp.
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