Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
One of the characteristics of a multiplying type of leader according to Liz Wiseman's book Multipliers is that they are talent magnets who gain a reputation of being the best people to work for. According to Wiseman, "People flock to work for them knowing they will be fully utilized and developed to be ready for …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #322: Be a Talent Magnet, Not an Empire Builder
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
One of the facts of life in a small or new business is doing a lot of things yourself. You usually don't have the resources to hire expensive consultants, marketing agencies, graphic artists or others to do work. You may begrudge not being able to hire out such work, but you shouldn't be too quick …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #318: Sometimes You Just Need To Ask
In the late 1990s I was the training manager for two Kentucky locations of an international computer training company. I had a little over 20 trainers reporting to me. It was a good experience and I think I did a good job representing the needs of the trainers to management and representing the needs of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #210: Choose Influence Over Power
One of the TV shows I enjoy is "Undercover Boss." The basic premise is that a company leader goes undercover in disguise for a week to see how things really are in various parts of the business. Inevitably, the boss finds some wonderful, hard-working people as well as others who aren't exactly what the boss …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #29: The More Transparency, the Better
