Rarely do I make specific product recommendations at Lead on Purpose. However, five weeks ago I purchased an iPhone 3GS (granted, I’m not an early adopter) and the experience has been phenomenal. In only a few short weeks I have come to depend on its functionality for my work in product management and product marketing. [...]
Filed under: Market-driven, Product Management / Marketing, Techology | Tagged: applications, conversations, iPhone, mobile, requirements | 9 Comments »
Successful people are driven to increase their performance and expand their abilities. They understand the need to work hard in areas for which they have great passion. Regardless of how many things you want to accomplish, you must focus on the most important and let other things — which in the right context may be [...]
Filed under: Leadership, Trust | Tagged: character, commitment, focus, passion, performance, success, Tom Peters, values | Leave a Comment »
The importance of understanding your role in an organization cannot be overemphasized. When people work together — each person contributing to their area of expertise — great things happen. What can you — the leader — do to help people in your organization understand their roles and execute effectively? Bob Seelert, chairman of Saatchi & [...]
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One of the common threads throughout Lead on Purpose is that people are assets. Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company. Every positive outcome that transpires in any organization is a result of efforts of the people therein. Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, [...]
Filed under: Integrity, Knowledge, Leadership, Product Management / Marketing, Team Building | Tagged: character, Good to Great, intellect, Jim Collins, Level 5 Leadership, opportunities, people are assets, success | Leave a Comment »
When times are good, communicating with customers is easy. Travel budgets are typically flush with cash, optimism abounds and your desire to discuss company direction is high. However, in difficult times one of the first things to drop off in many companies is customer interaction. Whether because of budget cuts or the more serious problem [...]
Filed under: Trust | Tagged: Communication, customer visits, customers, optimism | 2 Comments »
Previous posts have discussed the word ‘value’ as a verb — the act of appreciating, respecting or esteeming others. However, when it comes to providing value, words like worth, importance or significance apply. What are you doing to provide value to your organization? What significance do you bring to the table? As a leader, how [...]
Filed under: Leadership, Purpose | Tagged: appreciation, Art Petty, market sensing, respect, significance, value, worth | Leave a Comment »
What is required to create a successful business? The answer to this question varies greatly depending on experience, industry and many other factors. Achieving business success seems highly complex at face value. However, the principles that lead to success are not necessarily complex or difficult. When you focus on the right areas and create a [...]
Filed under: Integrity, Knowledge, Leadership, Market-driven, Product Management / Marketing, Team Building | Tagged: Lee Iacocca, people, principles, products, profits, success | 2 Comments »
The Lead on Purpose blog is featured in the July Leadership Development Carnival of Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership blog. Jim Holland’s guest post Leadership Lessons from a Kindergarten Class is the focus. July’s Leadership Carnivals brings together links to more than 25 fresh posts on topics such as accountability, talent management and succession planning. You’ll [...]
Filed under: Leadership | Tagged: accountability, Dan McCarthy, Jim Holland, Leadership Development Carnival, succession planning, talent management, Wally Bock | Leave a Comment »
Independence Day is a time to reflect on the freedoms we have and the people who paved the way. Though many readers of Lead on Purpose reside outside the US, I hope you will also appreciate the great things that happened back in the late 1700s and the impact those men had on establishing freedoms [...]
Filed under: Knowledge, Leadership, Trust | Tagged: constitution, Founding Fathers, freedom, liberty, peace, self-government | 1 Comment »
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