Can you recommend a book for a newly-promoted researcher who isn't used to managing a team?
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posted by mateuslee
on May 20, 2013 -
9 answers
I would like to follow up with participants from two recent leadership workshops, to get an idea of how they have incorporated what they learned, or how they have moved up in their careers (librarianship, if it matters), etc. Would I get better results if I emailed each participant directly and asked for their input via email, in a narrative form, or ask them to complete an online survey?
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posted by crepeMyrtle
on Apr 3, 2013 -
9 answers
I'm looking for books about reluctant leaders who went on to demonstrate outstanding leadership. Both current and historical figures accepted.
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posted by anderjen
on Sep 10, 2012 -
18 answers
How do you help guide others to recognize, accept, and work towards a unified vision resulting in orgazational change?
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posted by meta.mark
on May 28, 2012 -
6 answers
I'm taking a graduate-level course called Leadership in Education. We are required to work in small groups of four throughout the semester to discuss the material and do group projects. I'm really excited about the class, but the other members of my group seem apathetic at best, which makes group discussion and collaboration quite difficult. Given that this is a leadership class, how should I handle this situation?
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posted by chara
on Jan 31, 2012 -
12 answers
I panic at work when the stress is on. Can you help me handle the fire more gracefully?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 24, 2012 -
5 answers
Teach me how to behave like a leader - and skip all of the theory. I want books and/or podcasts that teach leadership behaviour step-by-step.
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posted by damian_
on Dec 18, 2011 -
21 answers
Looking for group exercises aimed at professionals that can demonstrate how leadership works, or games the group can play where they have to organize themselves and perhaps undertake an activity or complete a task. Basically any ideas that are fun, gets the group laughing and thinking- and they leave believing I'm awesome.
posted by the noob
on Nov 15, 2011 -
7 answers
I want to get my doctorate (PhD or EdD) in something like organizational leadership/organizational development/human and organizational learning. I also want to move into the career of organizational assessment and change (being a consultant maybe?) with a distinct interest in higher ed. Can you give me advice, help me think of pitfalls, and generally guide me in decision making?
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posted by MultiFaceted
on Nov 5, 2011 -
4 answers
Steve Jobs was legendary for being a badass in the name of seeking excellence from those who worked for him and to make Apple a success. Many other business leaders seem to have similar personalities. But who are the opposite? What business leaders have a reputation for being unfailingly nice?
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posted by The Deej
on Oct 31, 2011 -
21 answers
Yesterday I was called into what turned out to be a humiliating tag-team meeting where my supervisor and the department director took turns berating me for my job performance over the past year. Short on specifics and long on phrases like "you don't display ownership of your projects," and "you're always late," etc. All this is odd because just a couple months ago I got an un-scheduled mid-year raise and 'ata-boy from the director. Yes, one of the same who was pounding on me yesterday.
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posted by markhu
on Oct 5, 2011 -
22 answers
I've been selected to participate in a 'Leadership Pipeline' at the very big corporation I work for. I'll have a chance to participate in a one on one discussion with the CEO, COO etc. What questions should I ask of them in order to appear engaged and stand out while not seeming disingenuous or cloying?
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posted by BrodieShadeTree
on Sep 27, 2011 -
19 answers
I'm out of the loop. The first I heard about
Jack Layton and
Paul Wellstone and
John Smith was when they died. Help a working mama out: who are the inspiring leaders who aren't dead yet? Obviously I skew Anglophone in my language constraints and bleeding-heart liberal in my politics, but I'm interested in hearing about anyone anywhere who seems compassionate and competent... so far.
posted by rdc
on Aug 26, 2011 -
24 answers
I am most likely going to be made the chair of an extremely dysfunctional academic department in a few years. How can I best prepare for this position?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 17, 2011 -
17 answers
Can anyone recommend a nonfiction book on management and leadership, targeted towards women in a technical, men-dominated field?
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posted by stefnet
on Mar 8, 2011 -
5 answers
Suggestions for narrative books and films that study the dynamics of leadership. Was tipped off to "Ender's Game." Leadership is a frequent subject of "Lost." What else should I check out?
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posted by Unsomnambulist
on May 19, 2010 -
37 answers
Tell me about cultural differences in your workplace. How do German, English, Chinese, Nigerian, or Tazmanian workers differ when attacking a problem, reporting status, dealing with subordinates or drinking on the job? Use this
infographic as inspiration. Are certain cultures more effective than others on a shop floor versus a trading floor? I understand this question flirts with stereotypes and baked-in cultural bias. I get it, but that is what makes organizational dynamics so......dynamic. Pointing to a
study that says Latin American's have a higher
power distance than Germans is a great answer. Saying that the French aren't productive because they take all of August off is probably not as good.
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posted by jasondigitized
on Apr 29, 2010 -
11 answers
Please recommend some books that deal with incompetent military commanders and, ideally, the competent ones who replaced them.
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posted by circular
on Apr 18, 2010 -
18 answers
I've noticed that some people have what I'm going to call "natural leadership"--that is, even if they're put into a situation where everyone is formally equal, they're the ones everyone looks to. I've been in countless such situations, and there's almost always been one person who was the one everyone else said to check with. I want to be that guy. What do I need to do to be that guy?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 6, 2010 -
72 answers
Help me, hive mind. I vaguely recall an image (in
Time Magazine, perhaps) of a man wading in waist-deep water holding a sign that said "Leadership please." I think it was from the Hurricane Katrina disaster but I'm not entirely sure. Have looked and looked online to no avail. Can anyone help?
posted by chavenet
on Jan 15, 2010 -
3 answers
Please recommend conferences dealing with leadership, management, and the like that aren't buzzword-tastic snoozefests. If they exist.
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posted by hijinx
on Nov 5, 2009 -
3 answers
How do you carry out, and encourage, instructions that you really, really disagree with?
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posted by Melismata
on Nov 3, 2009 -
15 answers
I am looking for a leadership tool I used to use back in the late nineties, but can't find anymore. It was a flowchart intended to help a person determine which decisionmaking style to use in a particular set of circumstances. Essentially it takes the D1-D5 framework (where D1 is highly directive and D5 is highly collaborative), and sets up a flowchart process that helps the person determine which to use. So for example it would ask “Will other people be affected by the decision” (yes argues for collaboration) and “Will other people's acceptance of the decision be required for implementation” (yes argues for collaboration).
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posted by Susan PG
on Oct 22, 2009 -
1 answer
This is a question about politicized business relationships and whether I should remain connected with a company that's doing things differently from industry "best practices" as I understand them.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 15, 2009 -
3 answers
I need your all-time best snippets / excerpts / misc. bits-of-wisdom regarding leadership and management (of people, specifically).
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posted by allkindsoftime
on Apr 29, 2009 -
17 answers
Does anyone know where to get a PDF or Word document of the "Camp Obama" 2-day training session manual?
posted by mwachs
on Dec 29, 2008 -
0 answers
I think after 20 years in my post it is almost time for a sabbatical leave. Should my board approve this idea, please help me to think about some fun and educational plans for a year-long sabbatical adventure. I am in the non-profit health sector, an MD executive with a primary focus in community health. I am especially interested in developing my insights and leadership towards the broad determinants of health from practical community based approachs. I think travel out of the US would be of interest to both my family and me.
posted by dougiedd
on Jul 5, 2008 -
11 answers
I'm looking for a fairly recent book about leadership during times of major change written by a female author.
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posted by salvia
on Feb 15, 2008 -
4 answers
What are some good books and magazines related to social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and the Fourth Sector?
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posted by divabat
on Oct 9, 2007 -
4 answers
I need some good books or other learning material about how to effectively lead people, and more importantly, solve disputes. Read anything that would help me?
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posted by DMan
on Sep 19, 2007 -
7 answers
Who would be popularly considered the top leaders of the anti-war / peace movement in America?
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posted by extrabox
on Jan 7, 2007 -
24 answers
