Be1Leader

How Innovative Leaders Come Up With New Ideas — Hal Gregersen, INSEAD, in conversation with Bruce Upbin, Forbes Staff.

Michelle Peluso, CEO of Gilt, relays her 5 Principles of Leadership as keynote speaker at the New York Women In Communications 2014 Annual Meeting

What does it take to be an effective leader? Leadership speaker Bill Stainton reveals 3 Key leadership elements from Air Force Brig. Gen John Michel — with one slight modification.

1. Remember that your Primary Responsibility is to your people
2. Take SMART Risks
3. Fall Forward

I have to agree with General Michel, YOUR TEAM, not your customers, are your primary responsibility. What are your thoughts?

Anne-Marie Slaughter on finding her own leadership style | The New America Foundation president talks with the Post’s Lillian Cunningham about what to do when management tips don’t fit your personality.

Remember that leadership styles are personal.

1. Understand the organization’s strategic priorities and contribute to them.
2. Have a personal process to think strategically.
3. Lead, guide, and influence your team to be strategic thinkers.

Ideas for Unlocking Strategic Leadership Potential:

– Talk about strategic initiatives
– Identify possible strategies to tackle
– Share your strategic targets with the team
– Recognize when the team identifies a strategic opportunity and respond to it
– Enroll others in implementing the strategy
– Focus decisions and actions on what is most important for long-term success