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Author Archives: Al Watts
New Attitude, Same Latitude
Once again, our yearly or thereabouts sojourn to Florida provided the inspiration for this article. Last year’s message was about First Impressions, and this year’s is a related theme: attitude. We’ve grown attached over the years to a favorite “Jimmy … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal development, Self Awareness
Tagged attitude, emotional intelligence, leadership, service
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Authenticity Is Two-Faced
There’s been a lot of talk about “authenticity;” we want authentic products, authentic experiences, and authentic leaders. We seek originality; we desire products and services, as well as leaders and organizations that are what they claim to be. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Performance, Personal development, Strategy
Tagged authenticity, awareness, leadership, strategy
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Step Up!
Where do your ideas, solutions and inspirations come from? If you’re like me, sometimes they originate unexpectedly, from sources that have no direct connection to any challenge or topic at hand. If you’ve read my articles before you know that … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Motivation, Performance, Personal development
Tagged commitment, leadership, motivation, performance, personal development, training
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Coming Out
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, made news recently by publicly acknowledging his sexual preference; hats off to Mr. Cook and others like him who exercise that kind of courage. I’ve been thinking that there are other ways of “coming out” as … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Integrity, Leadership, Personal development
Tagged authenticity, diversity, leadership, LGBT, respect, truth
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The Right Crew In The Right Boat
With only a few notable exceptions, I’ve been fortunate to sail with very compatible crews. All were interested in the same destination (or no destination in particular,) shared duties (pleasant and unpleasant,) enjoyed each other’s company and gamely faced whatever … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Values
Tagged alignment, culture, hiring, jobs, performance, selection
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Why You Want A “EEE” Rating
We are conditioned to wanting a Standard and Poor’s “AAA” or Moody’s “Aaa” rating, those agencies’ highest level of confidence that organizations can repay their debt. Those traditional ratings are lagging indicators, however, after-the-fact reflections of what organizations have or … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, quality, Strategy, Values
Tagged effectiveness, engagement, ethics, integrity, leadership, performance, sustainability
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Environmental Stewardship and Organization Effectiveness
(July’s guest blog post is by Stephanie Klein, PhD. I met Stephanie at a gathering of Minnesota Professionals for Psychology Applied to Work (MPPAW,) and I was happy to learn about her interest in the connection of environmental stewardship to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Innovation, Performance, Stewardship
Tagged accountabiity, Environment, organization effectiveness, performance, stewardship, sustainability
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Are Your Values Scalable?
Recently a friend working in a rapidly-growing Twin Cities based company lamented how much had changed in his organization the last few years: “It just isn’t the same place. . . People don’t feel as loyal or energized. . . … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Culture, Integrity, Leadership, Strategy, Values
Tagged acquisition, culture, growth, leadership, merger, scalability, scaling, strategy, values
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Is Your Top Team A Top Team?
Likely nowhere in an organization is teamwork more important than at the top. Executive leadership teams can be a potent force charting a sustainable competitive course, communicating direction, crafting winning cultures, and aligning their organizations around strategic priorities. Yet too … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Teamwork
Tagged executive team, leadership, senior team, teamwork
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Back To School!
After a few decades, Bowling Green State University recently readmitted me for completion of my master’s degree in Organization Development; the degree will be official this August. (No excuses, but somehow I never got around to finishing my thesis long … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Personal development
Tagged development, education, leadership, learning, talent management, training
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