by Mike Osorio | Oct 30, 2011 | leadership
Tuesday October 25, 2011 #362 “The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.” ~Peter Drucker Listen to most managers and you will hear them telling others what to do and how to do...
by Mike Osorio | Sep 25, 2011 | courage, leadership
Thursday September 22, 2011 #353 “Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.” ~Lee Iaccoca This idea isn’t for everyone, but then not everyone is cut out to lead. But if you are, and you want to make a difference, you...
by Mike Osorio | Sep 2, 2011 | character, leadership
Thursday September 1, 2011 #347 “Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.” ~Wendell Berry This variant on the old saying is particularly appropriate for leaders who often behave toward subordinates in the same way they complain of in...
by Mike Osorio | Aug 27, 2011 | achievement, leadership, learning, problem solving, Take Action
Tuesday August 23, 2011 #344 “Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.” ~Peter Marshall I just attended a rather inspiring leadership conference in which the participants grew to understand that nothing stands in the way of their progress other than...
by Mike Osorio | May 8, 2011 | courage, leadership, learning
Thursday March 17, 2011 #299 “What leadership means is the courage it takes to talk about things that, in the past, perhaps we wouldn’t have, because I’m not right all the time.” ~Howard Schultz Ah – the rare leader who has learned humility....
by Mike Osorio | May 8, 2011 | leadership
Thursday March 10, 2011 #297 “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~Peter T. McIntyre People confuse confidence with arrogance. The individual who spends their time lost in defense of their position simply for the sake of...
