by Rick Baker
On Aug 30, 2012
When you are recruiting senior business people, consider using an approach that can survive the test of time.
An approach that...
...LASTS
LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL: does this person possess the ability or potential to contribute at the leadership team level?
ATTITUDE: does this person have the ability to remain helpful, positive, energetic, & focused under negative situations?
STRENGTHS: does this person possess the talent, knowledge, & skills for the role and its specific tasks?
THINKING POWER: is this person able to think accurately, creatively, strategically, with an open mind, & a solution-orientation?
SELF-CONTROL: is this person able to self-monitor & self-regulate, particularly when situations are stressing and straining?
Some samples of links that will help you create the details of your recruiting program...
LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL Leadership Teamwork
ATTITUDE Attitude Positivity
STRENGTHS Strengths Talents
THINKING POWER Think Thought
SELF-CONTROL Self-Control Self-Monitor
by Rick Baker
On Apr 11, 2012
Yesterday, I introduced a simple tool Edward de Bono provided to help people develop the ability to Pay Attention. The tool was called PMI.
In summary:
PMI (Plus-Minus-Interesting)1
You can develop your faculty of ATTENTION by taking the time to focus on 3 things:
- the Plus aspects of the situation
- the Minus aspects of the situation
- the Interesting aspects of the situation
I recommend we take this Edward de Bono tool a step farther.
For us, the word Process is a synonym of the word System, when both words are taken in the broadest context.
A definition of the word, 'System' and what we mean when we use the word 'Process':
“A system is just an arrangement of circumstances that makes things happen in a certain way. The circumstances may be metal grids, electronic components, warm bodies, rules and regulations or anything else. In each case what actually happens is determined by the nature of the system.”
“The brain is a system in which things happen according to the nature of the system. What happens in the brain is information. And the way it happens is thinking.”
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You can use this little table, a 1-Page Tool, to develop your Attention skill:
- it can be used to develop the skill of Attention by focusing on Situations [as de Bono taught in 'Water Logic', (1991)]
- it can be used to develop the skill of Attention by focusing on People [the #1 thing Spirited Leaders recommends]
- it can be used to develop the skill of Attention be focusing on Processes [also known as Systems]
Processes/Systems have 4 major categories:
- things that happen in our brain [as de Bono describes in the quote above],
- interactions between People,
- Man-made Processes/Systems [as examples: nmanufacturing processes and accounting systems], and
- Processes/Systems of Nature and the Cosmos.
To be more specific about the 'People' uses of this 1-Page Tool:
- self-analysis and self-development [introspection and creative-thinking progress]
- conflict resolution [a person-to-person application]
- getting present
More on this topic of Attention in future future Thought Posts...
Footnote:
by Rick Baker
On Feb 3, 2012
Do you regularly achieve the business goals you set?
If you do then Great! You are among the Highly Successful minority.
If you do not regularly achieve your business goals then this Thought Post provides some ideas that will help you if you take heed and then take Action.
Write down your goals.
Every business guru will tell you that. Business gurus have been telling business leaders that for at least 100 years. For at least 50 years, reputable scientific studies confirm it is sound advice....when you write down your goals you increase the likelihood you will achieve them.
Yet, most people do not write down their goals. And, based on what we have seen during our interviews of 400 businesses, very few people - I mean, very few people - write down goals in a manner that maximizes the likelihood of achieving the desired future results.
The method for setting MAXIMIZER GOALS is simple. And, it really isn't that time-consuming. Yet, for a number of reasons, people avoid it. It boils down to a matter of discipline.
We are living through a business era where discipline is being tested to its limits...and, more often than not, discipline is failing the test.
Inject some discipline into your business processes.
Inject some goal-setting discipline.
There are simple tools for goal setting. Spirited Leaders offers a number of free tools. Here are links to a couple of our 1-Page Tools: SMART Goals and SMARTACRE Goals.
Footnote:
Here's a link to Brian Tracy's 2010 book - GOALS! In this book he provides his thoughts about
"7 Keys to Goal Setting:
- Goals must be clear, specific, detailed, and written down
- Goals must be measurable and objective
- Goals must be time bounded
- Goals must be challenging
- Goals must be congruent with your values and in harmony with each other
- Goals must be balanced
- You must have a definite purpose for your life"