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John Wooden and the Power of Virtue in Leadership

June 8, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

Even though we’ve lost a great coach and teacher with John Wooden’s death, he left a legacy that that is especially relevant today: his virtuous leadership style.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Basketball, Character, Character Qualities, Connection, Featured, Humility, John Wooden, Leadership, Virtue

Leadership Question #8: How Do You Encourage Others to Communicate Your Core Values?

June 7, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

In my answer to Michael’s previous question, I emphasized the formal ways in which we communicate our values at Thomas Nelson. I talked about hiring practices, new employee orientation, rewards and recognition, and annual reviews. All of these are important, but, as I suggested at the end of the post, they are probably not the most important.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: 20 Leadership Questions, Behavior, Core Ideology, Core Values, culture, Featured, Leadership

Leadership Question #7: How Do You Communicate Your Core Values?

June 4, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

“How do you or other leaders in your organization communicate the ‘core values’?” Unless values become behaviors, you only have a set of platitudes. Unfortunately, these platitudes will ultimately create cynicism when smart people realize that your behavior doesn’t line up with your words. At Thomas Nelson we rely on six methods to communicate our values.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: 20 Leadership Questions, Behavior, Core Ideology, Core Values, culture, Featured, Leadership, Performance

Leadership Question #6: Which is Most Important—Mission, Core Values or Vision?

June 2, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

At Thomas Nelson, our core ideology is comprised of four key elements. These are distinguishable but inseparable. It’s a little bit like talking about an orange. You can distinguish its shape, its color, its size, and its smell and taste. However, you can’t do away with any of these attributes and still have an orange. So it is with your organization’s core ideology.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Core Ideology, Core Values, Featured, Leadership, Mission, strategy, vision

Leaders Who Leave a Lasting Impact

May 28, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

What he did have was a strong sense of who he was, and a caring spirit about him that made me want to follow him, listen to him, be in his space as much as possible. … For two reasons: First, it was abundantly clear in our conversations that he cared about me, and second, he lived the kind of life that I wanted to live.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: 20 Leadership Questions, Featured, Humuility, Leadership, Listening, questions

Leadership Question #5: Where Do the Great Ideas Come From?

May 27, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

Where do the great ideas come from in your organization? The short answer is anywhere. They can come from at least four sources. More important, there are specific things you can do to ensure your organization nurtures and harvest’s the best ideas.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: 20 Leadership Questions, collaboration, creativity, culture, Featured, Innovation, Leadership

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