Quench their thirst

Tuesday April 14, 2009 #111  “Let’s put it this way:  In leadership, we have the water and they are thirsty. Our responsibility as leaders is to offer clean, cool, refreshing water. Their decision to drink it is theirs alone.” ~David K. Aaker This...

Wisdom Listens

Thursday February 19, 2009 #97 “Knowledge speaks. But wisdom listens.”   ~Jimi Hendrix A message to the leaders reading today’s JAM:  Spend some time today listening.  Most leaders believe that they must consistently tell their teams where to go,...

Be a Rock for the Flock

Thursday February 12, 2009 #95  “Leadership is an action, not a position.   ~Donald H. McGannon Fellow JAMmer KT sent the following: Maybe you could do a JAM on the necessity/effectiveness of the leader being a rock for the flock in troubled economic times. ...

Following the leader

Thursday September 11, 2008 #65  “What we think or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do.   ~John Ruskin I learned early in my career as a leader that my teams were significantly impacted by my moods,...

Reality without blame

Thursday August 28, 2008 #63  “In any situation, the individual most able to describe reality without blame will emerge as the leader, whether designated or not.”  ~Edwin Friedman Ask someone with responsibility why a good result happened and he’s...