Leadership Wisdom & the PenZon Principle
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Leadership Wisdom & The PenZon Principle Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. Leaders make decisions in the presence of ambiguity – uncertainty and doubt. If the decision is obvious, a no-brain-er, leadership wisdom is not required. Wisdom is needed when there is confusion, conflict, or uncertainty and pressure to “act.” […]
ONE QUESTION WILL CHANGE YOUR LEADERSHIP
LIFT YOUR LEAD in 200 words* One Question Will Change Your Leadership Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. The one question that will change your leadership: How can we help one another succeed? At the core, all professional conversations seek to answer this question. These conversations are especially important during times of planning, crisis, conflict, […]
Professional Conversations, Part 3
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Conversations at Work Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. There are several types of conversations that take place at work. Each one is important for the life of the team: 1-Polite conversations: It is important to greet one another in the morning, check-in, and speak to one another with mutual […]
Professional Conversations, Part 2
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Turn Negative Complaints into Positive Conversations Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. I was asked by an organization to facilitate “a culture change.” I sensed that the phrase, “organizational culture,” was a cover for a leadership issue. After probing the situation, the truth surfaced. The organization had a good leader […]
Professional Conversations, part 1
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Professional Conversations Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. TRUTH #1: Leadership is a relationship. It is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow. This is the observation of James Kouzes and Barry Posner in their landmark book, The Leadership Challenge (third edition). To […]
Why You Need Leadership Habits
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Why You Need The Habits of Leadership Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. To improve your decision making you must focus, think, concentrate, and do your best to make a better decision. To improve the implementation of your decisions, develop a pattern of automatic responses: The Leadership Habits. Decision-making pushes […]
Positive Leadership Habits
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* The Positive Power of Leadership Habits Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. A wise leader makes good decisions. An effective leader implements the decision. Implementing a good decision determines your effectiveness. Two tasks guide effective implantation: (1) Get everyone on the same page by being clear and consistent. […]
Don’t Muscle-It-Up; Lead-It-Forward
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* Don’t Muscle-It-Up Instead, Lead-It-forward. Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. All leaders are tempted to use the muscle-it-up approach to growing your business. You push the business forward through your own effort and expertise. It works for a while. Team members serve as personal assistants while you carry forward the bulk […]
The Focus Principle
Lift Your Lead in 200 words* The Focus Principle Working ON Your Organization Richard Leslie Parrott, Ph.D. To increase your effectiveness, shift your focus from working in your business to working on your business. Effective leaders focus your attention, time, and resources on developing the business or organization. To work on your business or […]