I’m back after a wonderful trip ‘down under’. Primary purpose was to visit my son, but I also had a great meeting with Noel Posus, an executive coach based in Sydney. He’s just been named 2008 ‘Coach of the Year’ by the Australian New Zealand Coaching Institute and I can sure understand why. Check out his Coaching Blog when you have time. It’s terrific. More from me soon. G’Day! Amelia
I’m back….
March 14th, 2009Five Dysfunctions of a Team named to Top 100
February 26th, 2009Congratulations to my friend and colleague Patrick Lencioni, for the recent naming of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team as one of the Top 100 Business Books of all time.
It’s a great read, and particularly relevant today. If you haven’t already, check it out, and let me know what you think!
Secrets of Great Second Bananas
February 22nd, 2009In 1991, Fortune magazine published a terrific article entitled, Secrets of Great Second Bananas. The article talks about the special chemistry some of the great COO’s have had with their CEO’s and in particular, how effectively they complemented each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
What jumped out at me at the time, and why it is still one of my favorite leadership articles, is that in each example, both parties truly recognized and valued the contribution of the other as critical to their own success. As Frank Wells, former COO of Disney said about his boss Michael Eisner, ”It isn’t some boss presiding over everything. It’s just a fight to find the right idea. If we have any culture at Disney, it’s that the best idea wins.” Constructive conflict. Passion, not personal. Or perhaps, simply that two heads ARE better than one. Note: Updated to correct link – hopefully it now works
Oh, it’s you!
February 21st, 2009Welcome! To be truthful, I ‘borrowed’ this title from my brother Andrew, because I thought it was such a nice way to begin and couldn’t come up with anything clever on my own. Story of my life I’m afraid. Anyway, I hope to use this as a way to initiate and/or continue dialog around strategy execution, team effectiveness and how we can all help each other stay on track and focused during these crazy times we are lucky to live in. Your thoughts, suggestions, and comments are most welcome. Thanks for visiting and hope you stay in touch. Amelia