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May 19, 2008
"People can only hear you when they are moving toward you, and they are not likely to when your words are pursuing them. Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower. Attitudes are the real figures of speech." --Edwin H. Friedman
Memo to a Young Leader
"I spend a lot of time thinking and writing about the challenges of talented young people frustrated with life inside big organizations -- game-changers who spend much of their time questioning authority. In this post, I'd like to turn the tables and address talented young people who find themselves exercising authority: leading a project team, running a product-development group, starting a new business unit. If you're the new boss, how do you make sure that you don't repeat the bad habits of the old bosses who drove you crazy? My advice is to develop solid answers to five make-or-break questions for aspiring leaders." Bill Taylor, cofounder of Fast Company Magazine, shares his advice in this article.
BE THE CHANGE
All of us are leaders of at least one life -- our own. This week, as you choose how to "lead" your own life, apply some of Taylor's principles.
