After several hours of a rough morning with the monkeys, I found myself threatening thus: “I’m going to call your father.” To which the monkeys literally responded: “Why?”
And really, I’m not sure why I said it. They’re not afraid of him, and really, he was working at a cafe. What was he going to do?
I must have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘leadership’
Legacy ’systems’
Posted in Learning and Teaching, tagged discipline, leadership, managing, parenting, Parenting Wisdom on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Specific feedback
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged feedback, leadership, Managing Expectations on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve ever read anything about giving feedback at work, you know that we all should be giving more of it. In particular, we should all be giving more positive feedback. And we should be giving more concrete feedback, to help people really understand what they’re good at and know exactly what they can do [...]
Management vs. leadership
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged great quotes, leadership, management on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Management is “DOING THINGS RIGHT” while leadership is “DOING THE RIGHT THING” from The Six Domains of Leadershipby Sim B. Sitkin and E. Allan Lind.
My wake
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged leadership, parenting on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Someone found my blog yesterday by googling “hit new husband with rolling pin.” I am so proud.
The search tracking capability of wordpress is great because it allows you to see the digital wake that your writing leaves. Themes, posts and comments all merge together in this wake in a way that the writer can’t control. [...]
Will my dreams come true?
Posted in Decision Making, tagged Hillary Clinton, leadership, Obama on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Amid all of the rumor mongering about the Clinton campaign today, I spotted this. Hillary is reportedly ‘open’ to a veep role. I think an Obama/Clinton team is unbeatable. And I love the idea of a visionary leader backed by a no-nonsense go-getter.
I’ve heard that some ‘feminist’ groups don’t like the idea of Clinton taking [...]
Being a good manager/mom: be empathetic
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged leadership, management, Parenting Wisdom, sick kids on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Brazen Careerist, is one of my favorite blogs, and I especially liked Penelope’s recent post on how to be a good manager. Her mantra: be generous. Which I love, of course, because it’s not only something that applies to being a good manager, it applies to being a good person in general. Life is not [...]
Getting to the dinner table: motivation in the moment
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged analysis paralysis, leadership on March 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Tonight, I was playing in the basement with the monkeys before dinner. Urban Super Dad called down to let us know that dinner was ready. “OK, Monkeys,” I said, “time to go upstairs for dinner.” It was 6:30 and I was hungry. “We’re playing,” was the response, accompanied by a complete lack of movement towards [...]
Finding the right level of authority
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged discipline, leadership on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At our company retreat the other day, I was doing some thinking about how I can grow in the next year and came up with the idea that I should be more authoritative. I am one of the leaders of my company, and while I think my leadership has impact in small group settings, I’d like to [...]
Inspiring constituents — for today or for tomorrow?
Posted in Decision Making, tagged Hillary, leadership, Obama, women on February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In 16 Ways of Looking at a Female Voter in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine, Linda Hirshman wrote about how women engage with politics. What I found particularly compelling is the idea that when a women holds office or runs for office, other women are more likely to be engaged in politics. They pay more attention, are more [...]
Sitting on your hands
Posted in Managing Talent, tagged frameworks, hiring decisions, household help, leadership, managing, organizational behavior on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I followed the advice from First Break All the Rules in hiring a new nanny, and I’m really pleased with the person that we’ve hired. She’s got a great attitude, the kids really love her, and she seems comfortable managing the challenges of the job (and by that I mean corralling a pair of [...]
