Bob Nelson, Keynote Speaker
– Every employee wants to be magnificent
– People work for people, not organizations
– The best motivators are manager-initiated
– The best motivators cost little or nothing
– The best motivators today are based on performance
Leadership expert James McGregor Burns introduced the concept of transformational leadership in his 1978 book, “Leadership.” He defined transformational leadership as a process where “leaders and their followers raise one another to higher levels of morality and motivation.” – http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/transformational-leadership.htm
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.
Alex “Sandy” Pentland, director of MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory, discusses the sociometric badge, a wearable electronic sensor that uses patterns of communication to measure a team’s productivity.
