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5 for Leadership is a weekly collection of posts on the topic of leadership. Some posts are from a faith-based perspective and some are simply practical leadership teaching for leaders from any vantage point. This week there are topics ranging from how to fight your leadership bias to how to do an excellent SWOT analysis. There is something here for you.
An Essential Guide to SWOT Analysis
This SWOT guide by Gomer and Hille is a great resource for doing solid evaluation with your team towards any plan or project. This is a great tool!
6 Ways To Keep Good Ideas From Dying At Your Company
“Anyone who has worked inside a large organization can rattle off a lengthy list of the things that regularly kill promising ideas: conflict with existing businesses, naysayers, management turmoil, insufficient resources. And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch.” This comes by way of Scott Kirsner on the HBR website.
How To Avoid 3 Big Mistakes About Being Biased
“Done intentionally and constructively, not self-destructively, giving your actions one last loving look before moving forward is a good thing – for you, your colleagues, company, community, and workplace culture.” Jane Perdue offers this sage advice on The Lead Change blog.
How To Give Effective Staff Evaluations
“For years I’ve used this form below when I perform my twice-annual staff evaluations. I have every staff person complete the form on themselves and attach their goals for the previous and upcoming year. These documents provide the talking points for the evaluation. Afterward, I compile a one-page written evaluation I give to them.” This is a really good, practical tool–from Charles Stone.
Leadership 101-Leading By Example
This comes from a new blogger for me–Tiffany Cooper. Her blog is called Leading & Loving It. She writes from a faith perspective and does so very well.
There are the 5 for this week. In the same week, we have celebrated Laboe Day and remembered 9/11. Both reflect our need for character based, godly leadership. Let’s strive to be that person.
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