Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
<rant> Buzzwords always abound in businesses. Each year sees new ones come and (if we are lucky) a few worn ones disappear. After all, Buzzword Bingo exists for a reason! Some of the most annoying to me are using verbs as nouns such as in "That's a good ask." Why not use the word "question" …
Continue reading Thought Leader: A Title Bestowed – Not Pursued or Claimed
One of the entities I follow on Twitter is @TalentCulture, a source of helpful information across topics such as leadership, talent management, human resources, the social workplace, and HR technology. Between their tweets, tweet chats, radio show, and other web resources, you can find a lot of quality information and interaction with others who share …
Today's post comes from what seems to be an unending series of life lessons learned from my dog, Callie. A little background: Callie and I are very tight. It's a safe bet that if I'm home, she is never too many feet away from me. If I go to a different room, she is there …
Continue reading You Can’t Lead Forward By Constantly Looking Back
Most of us have experienced a variety of leaders and managers in our lives. If we've held several jobs, then we've run the gamut of supervisors from those who draw out the best in us to those who micromanage, deride, and suck all the life out of those reporting to them. Outside of work scenarios, …
In yesterday's post, I reviewed Seth Godin's book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. One point briefly mentioned in the review is the idea of leading from the bottom. Today I want to explore that idea more. When Godin first discusses the idea in his book, he tells the story of when he started full-time …
