Author Archives: Joe Baker
Is Humble Leadership an Oxymoron?
As I was playing a Madden football video game with my son recently, I couldn’t help but notice what he had his players do …
How to Build Creativity and Innovation Muscles
Do you encourage creativity in yourself, your team and your organization? Or do you tend to squash it? If you want to strengthen your innovation …
5 Lousy Leadership Lessons
I saw a senior leader recently make several bonehead moves and was reminded that we can all learn from both good and bad examples. Here …
Whipped Cream on a Cow Pie: People Skills Without Love
Teaching “people skills” to leaders who don’t care about people is like putting whipped cream on a cow pie. When you take a bite, it’s …
The Power of One Word
I love finding great ideas in one area of life and applying them in other areas. In the book My One Word, Reverend Mike Ashcroft …
Four Tips for Managing Up
Sometimes it’s more difficult to ‘manage up’ than it is to ‘manage down.’ No matter where you are on the food chain in your organization, …
Do You Really Want Honest Feedback?
Most of us want constructive feedback like we want a punch in the stomach. We know that to be most effective we need others to …
Leaders’ New Year Check Point
‘Tis the season for reflection and goal setting. But before you pull out the to-do list and create some over-zealous or guilt-induced 2013 goals … …
Don’t Waste Your Organization’s Time and Money on Assessments
I have a love-hate relationship with behavior style assessments. Used appropriately, they can be fantastic tools for organizations to assess fit and to increase people’s …