Self-Confidence – in – Chief

I was watching a television show the other night about a young man who wanted to be a standup comedian. He got on stage and did his routine (as bad as it was) but soon realized that he lacked the self-confidence to be a comedian. I realized that for any job: comedian, doctor, or chief, [...]

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The Near Perfect CEO

Have you ever wondered what qualities make for a “perfect” CEO? Here are two lists that describe the qualities that make for a near perfect CEO. 22 Traits of a Perfect CEO Secure in Self In control of attitude Tenacious Constantly Improving Honest and Ethical Thinking before talking Original Publicly modest Aware of style Gutsy/a [...]

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Politico-CIO

Corporate politics is the bane of many executives. It is everywhere in a company. There is no escaping from it. Because of the level the CIO reaches in an organization it is a fact that he/she will be dealing with political issues daily. So if you cannot run from it, it is best to play [...]

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Ronin

For those of you who are history buffs, Ronin was the term used to describe a samurai with no lord or master. There was essentially no leader for them to follow. Recently, the chairperson of the board I sit on resigned. He is moving on to bigger and better things in the local political party. [...]

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Modesty and Humility – Leadership Style

For those of you that read my blog regularly, you know that I am constantly analyzing what traits make a good leader so others and I can incorporate these traits into our management style. I discussed this topic in “6 Ingredients of Leadership”. Leaders should have vision, passion, integrity, trust, curiosity, and daring to be [...]

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Intimate Leadership-Leadership Advice from Star Trek

Recently, HBO has been repeating Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan. I am not sure why they repeat this particular movie over and over again but I try to watch pieces of it whenever it is on. Yes I am Trekkie at heart. I have been since I started watching reruns of Star Trek with [...]

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Transactional Leadership vs. Transformational Leadership

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” – Stephen Covey Are you a transactional leader or a transformational leader? A transactional leader is focused more on completing a series of goals or “transactions”. Power is given to the leader to evaluate, correct and train followers when productivity is [...]

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Qualities of a Boss

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” -Theodore Roosevelt My CEO was a great chief executive officer, manager, and leader. I couldn’t ask for anyone better to lead a company [...]

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The Clique: As CIO Are You Part of It?

One of the items that can make a CIO a success is the ability to be a part of the leadership team. Every firm has its own defined leadership team. As CIO you should be part of this team. Within the leadership team there is yet another clique. The people in this club are the [...]

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The OFFICIAL Dilbert Widget

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