Tweddle Group Outward Mindset

Let's face it, most people lead from the middle, or at least they try to. Since there is typically just one seat AT THE TOP in any given organization, others who aspire to leadership MUST do it from somewhere in the pack, right?

Excellent article!

Amy Simonelli sent me this article. Great thoughts on why we are so self deceived. "According to social psychologists, there's another, even deeper reason: Humans are programmed to see others more clearly than they see themselves-a phenomenon called actor/observer differences. "We read situations differently depending on whether we are the actor or the person watching," says Heidi Grant Halvorson, a motivational scientist at Columbia University Business School, who writes the blog The Science of Success. While others can clearly see that you frequently interrupt conversations or get red-faced and sweaty arguing a point, it's easier for you to ignore or rationalize your behavior, Grant Halvorson says. "You have access to so much information that others don't, like your past experiences, your beliefs about your own abilities, your fears and insecurities. All that extra data affects your interpretation of what you do-so self-defeating behaviors make more sense and seem more reasonable to you."

Interview with Louise Francesconi from Raytheon

Is it better to be loved or feared? Niccolò Machiavelli pondered that timeless conundrum 500 years ago and hedged his bets. "It may be answered that one should wish to be both," he acknowledged, "but because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved."

It's hard to think of an important aspect of management more neglected than development planning: helping your employees shape the future direction of their careers. Yet for a variety of reasons, this valuable activity is often ignored... or handled as a bureaucratic exercise... or an afterthought.

Great article - thanks for posting it!

Even when violence is necessary - you can see people as people!

One of my favorite "Huth" video's.

What a fantastic video! I love the twist at the end, "Hey, they are just doing their job."

It is a problem because if performance management systems are poorly implemented, then they can't possibly accomplish what they are supposed to do, namely help organizations improve their overall effectiveness.  What's worse is that the way they are implemented actually often hurts an organization's overall performance.

I will be listening to the community call that discussed this topic. The questions we'd ask would be a bit different from the way we rate each other today. If you were evaluating me for example you would go to my Co-workers and ask them how well my efforts enabled them to achieve their objectives. What was my impact on them. That is what I would be reporting to you as well.

Excellent! I love the approach, and look forward to thinking about how we can incorporate it more. Although, I think that Customer Focus, Integrity, Teamwork, Our Environment and Global Perspectives all ask similar questions of us.

A good story about how one man applied the principles.

Great video from Chip Huth - KC SWAT Team Commander

"I do my job, I get my results, and no one has to chase me down or manage me. Well my employees are also 'big boys and girls' and should be able to get results: I pay them top salaries, they were hired because of their competence and expertise, I trust and expect them to get things done. But when things become critical, or go wrong, no one steps up and takes responsibility and delivers results! I don't know what to do!"

Excellent article that makes crucial points about leadership!

Interview with Duane Boyce from Arbinger on resolving conflicts

An Arbinger case study from a Telecommunciations company.

CEO of Raytheon talking about a difficult transition & how Arbinger helped.