In personal conversations with followers of The Jersey, the subject of how a post is created is a frequent topic. Most often, the general question is about source material and inspiration. If it is not readily apparent, inspiration is the common denominator for just about every human action that can be documented. This is where […]
Tag Archives: leadership culture
Fellowship
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
In past posts on this blog, I have spoken about the concept of “followership“. The general drift of that message was that there was good and bad “followership” and that good leaders in general were equally adept at being led. There are some rules to being led, and being the best you can be at it. […]
When The Heart Of Darkness Beats For You
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
If you work in an organization big enough or wide enough to have at least two different locations, Theorem 1 of the Colonel Kurz Theory of Probability is that some percentage of one office think that, generally, there is something wrong with the people in the other office. If the organization is big enough to have […]
First Rule of Bossing – Do No Harm
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Stanford professor Robert Sutton is well known for his theories on management and business, with over a dozen books to his credit. His most popular work is about being civil in the workplace, which at its core is about the Golden Rule. It is unfortunate that in any conversation about workplace jerks, the buck stops pretty squarely […]
What’s in a Leadership Culture?
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
We have spent a great deal of time discussing important matters of personal leadership behavior, how to demonstrate it, who benefits, and why. This gives rise to wondering how many leaders committed to their art are practicing it in an atmosphere akin to the wilderness? Seriously, if you are alone on your team in having an interest in this […]