Our main website (www.crystalkeyministries.net) is down for maintainance. The blogs and forums are still available. We will be back with more features as we upgrade our ministry and non-profit leadership portal. Related Articles: Be Selfish. Be Very Selfish Why Seeking Help Doesn’t Make You Look Bad Why Good Leaders Don’t Care Truths for Our Daughters[...]
Stress Is Not Your Enemy HBR.org|Tony Schwartz How often do you intentionally push yourself to discomfort? I know that sounds a little nutty, but here’s why I ask: Subjecting yourself to stress is the only way to systematically get stronger — physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. And you’ll get weaker if you don’t. We live[...]
Leadership Teams: Why Two Are Better Than One HBR.org|David K. Williams and Mary Michelle Scott The concept of “two-in-a-box” leadership has been examined extensively over the past few years. One of the most thorough discussions is in the HBR article The Leadership Team: Complementary Strengths or Conflicting Agendas. CEO/COO teams or “Office of the President”[...]
For People to Trust You, Reveal Your Intentions HBR.org|Linda Hill & Kent Lineback In our last blog, we discussed the importance of competence for fostering the trust you need as a manager to influence others. We stressed that management competence includes not just technical knowledge of the work but operational and political know-how as well.[...]
How Introverts Can Become Better Innovators HBR.org|Francesca Gino Whether you are trying to create a new product, solve problems more effectively, become the most successful company in your industry, or find creative ways to meet your customers’ needs, innovation is likely one of your most critical objectives at work. But a factor often overlooked may[...]
How to Respond to Emotional Outbursts HBR.org|Peter Bregman “Please, Daddy, please? Can we open our presents from you now?” It was the third night of Hanukkah and my wife Eleanor, our three young children, and I had just come home from a holiday party. “Didn’t you guys get enough presents at the party?” I asked.[...]
The Titanic Need for Authentic Leaders How do you exercise authority without pretending you have it all together? by Halee Gray Scott Sometimes I’m embarrassed to admit that I would rather jam out to My Chemical Romance than contemporary Christian music. “His Banner over Me,” frankly, gives me heart palpitations. But “Welcome to the Black[...]
Embracing What’s Wrong to Get to What’s Right HBR.org|Tony Schwartz It was a tense meeting. I’d gathered our whole team to talk about the fact that we were under very high demand, and people seemed to be fraying at the edges. “Is anyone beside me feeling worried you just can’t get it all done?” one[...]
The Resonant Team Leader HBR.org|Richard E. Boyatzis It’s depressing to realize how few of the teams in our lives use their human capital and opportunities well, when it comes to sustaining performance, innovating, or adapting. That’s true whether we’re talking about families, sports, projects, management, or research. At the root of such dismal performance is[...]
Be Proud of Your Accomplishments, Not Your Affiliations HBR.org|Daniel Gulati Stuart stood up confidently and addressed the group: “I studied Art History at Yale, worked at Bain for two years, then Morgan Stanley. After finishing my Stanford MBA, I took a banking job at Goldman Sachs.” I’d asked him and a small group of smart[...]
hbr.org 05/10/2013 | Vijay Govindarajan and Srikanth Srinivas Here is a leadership lesson: Be selfish. Be very selfish. For this message to be an effective leadership tip, we need to understand what selfishness is. Selfishness is typically defined as “concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself.” If someone hears that the CEO is being selfish, the thought that[...]
By Adam Grant | May 10, 2013 Several decades ago, a team of experts built the world’s most expensive mirror. It was for the Hubble Space Telescope, and the mirror was the key to focusing light that predated the stars, capturing images that had never been seen by human eyes. The precision was measured in millionths[...]
By Scott Eblin | May 9, 2013 A couple of months ago, I was talking with an executive leader I’ve known for a few years. One of the things I’ve noticed about him in that time is that his confidence has grown in a very appropriate and admirable way. I mentioned this to him and,[...]
hbr.org 05/09/2013Author: Joan Solotar As a senior professional in financial services — an industry with comparatively few women in the executive ranks — I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about why there aren’t more women at the top-most levels of companies. I’ve read the studies and heard the theories that women don’t network well; don’t have[...]
hbr.org 05/09/2013 Author: Peter Bregman A recent early morning hike in Malibu, California, led me to a beach, where I sat on a rock and watched surfers. I marveled at these courageous men and women who woke before dawn, endured freezing water, paddled through barreling waves, and even risked shark attacks, all for the sake[...]
hbr.org 05/08/2013 Author: Mark Goulston Disclaimer: It’s probably not a good idea to read this before you eat. I still remember how it felt when, as a medical student, I drained my first abscess in a patient. We called the procedure “I & D” which stands for “Incision and Drainage” (I told you not to[...]
Leadership is not only a noble calling, it’s the highest level of calling there is. Both in the church and in the world leadership demands a lot. One becomes a leader if he or she is different and distinguished from the rest. People follow a person if he has something they lack and they are[...]
05/06/2013 hbr.org Each one of us holds a set of beliefs and attitudes — a mindset — that determines how we interpret and respond to situations. That mindset shapes how we interact with others, and therefore it also affects the people we work with — in ways both subtle and profound. A person with a[...]
hbr.org 05/06/2013 Author: Solange Charas Anyone who has served on a board of directors can appreciate that each board has its own characteristic rhythm, social rules and level of effectiveness. I’ve been advising boards and management teams for 25 years as a consultant and C-Suite executive, and have served on several corporate boards, and can[...]
The leadership feeds on the main portal have been revamped. We are now more mobile and iPad-friendly and easier to view on more devices. Stay tuned for more changes and exciting members-only content as we prepare a revamp of the system over the next several weeks …. Related Articles: Be Selfish. Be Very Selfish Why[...]
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