Category Archives: Leadership

A Good Leader is a Good Follower

Posted on October 1, 2019 by David Shedd

Even as leaders, we all have bosses. Perhaps, it is a Vice-President. Perhaps, it is the CEO. Perhaps, it is the Board of Directors. To move our companies forward, we need to be good (but not mindless) followers to our … Continue reading →

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5 Key Interpersonal Skills for Leaders

Posted on July 2, 2019 by David Shedd

“Abraham Lincoln said that people think that the real test of a person’s character is how they deal with adversity. A much better measure of a person’s character is to give them power. I’ve been more often disappointed with how … Continue reading →

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Decisiveness

Posted on April 2, 2019 by David Shedd

“In a minute, there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.” This line from the 1915 T.S. Elliot poem, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, is a lovely bit of poetry. It is also a … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Micromanagement

Posted on March 5, 2019 by David Shedd

Guilty as charged!! I confess that I do, at times, micromanage. However, soon after slipping into micromanagement, I become aware (yet again) that micromanagement is truly just mis-management. It would have been far better for me to avoid the trap … Continue reading →

Posted in Improve / Turnaround, Leadership, Perform / Execution | Tagged Communication, Learning, Management, Productivity, Project Management, Relationships, Training | 1 Comment

Use Words Well to Lead Well

Posted on January 8, 2019 by David Shedd

Our words matter. As leaders, we spend much of our time communicating with others through our actions, our body language, and especially our words. Unfortunately, all too often we do not use our words well leading to poor communication and … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Leadership, Team / People | Tagged Communication, Learning, Management, Meetings, Project Management, Public Speaking, Teaching | 1 Comment

Leading When Overwhelmed

Posted on December 4, 2018 by David Shedd

It happens to all of us. A direct report either gets promoted, quits or gets fired, and we have to manage his or her direct reports in addition to all of our other duties. We are assigned to a special … Continue reading →

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The Whys of Business

Posted on November 6, 2018 by David Shedd

Internet entrepreneur, Simon Sinek, has a popular TED talk on asking why. His primary advice in building a successful company is that: People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. Unfortunately, while I admire Mr. Sinek, … Continue reading →

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