The Eyes Show it All

Leaders – Do Your Employees Have Shining Eyes?

Dr. Gluckman at ZapposLast Monday I had an experience that I think you will find very interesting.   The wonderful people out there who read my blogs know that my leadership development concept is called Spirited Economics™ which simply means that when leaders know how to ignite the spirit of the employees and then focus the remarkable energy that is released on the business goals, the financial results are spectacular.  I guess a shorter way to say this is that employee spirit is a quantifiable financial asset. Well, last Monday I was invited to train  leaders and managers at an organization that is already doing this with remarkable success.  The company’s name is Zappos. Continue reading The Eyes Show it All

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April 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Capitalize Employee Spirit, Corporate Vision, Spirited Economics™, Traits of Great Leaders | One comment

Can Social Media Create an Over-Inflated Ego?

Have you noticed how you can actually differentiate between those people whose egos are driving their social media communications?  And those who communicate with a genuine spirit of meaningful connectedness? Continue reading Can Social Media Create an Over-Inflated Ego?

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February 4th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Social Media | Leave a comment

Is Your Company a Camp Circled by Wagons?

Does Your Company Have a Partnering Mentality?  Or do you have a Laager Mentality? (Camp protected by a circle of wagons).  The style of your leaders is what will determine the answer to this question. 

One of the finest characteristics of spirited leaders is that they have a strong partnering mentality.  This is what makes them true leaders.  One of their innate values is collaboration – you know that because they think, act and speak collaboratively. They are superb team players. When you interact with them you hear a great deal of ‘we’ and ‘us’ and very little of ‘me, my and I.’   Spirited leaders thrive on the energy of teams and comradeship and are constantly on the lookout for synergistic relationships and strategies. Continue reading Is Your Company a Camp Circled by Wagons?

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February 2nd, 2010 | Category: Building Business Teams, Spirited Economics™ | Leave a comment

Leaders of the Future

Dean Erikson and Dr. Gluckman

Students are such an exciting audience.   They are discerning and open, forthright and respectful, curious and imaginative.  That’s how I found the leadership faculty and students to be when I spoke at TCU’s Neely School of Business.  The topic was Spirited Leadership and how this differs from ego-driven leadership.

One of the issues we discussed is how leaders, in business and congress, had made self-serving, short-term decisions that helped create the recession.  I shared my belief with them that USA leaders will need to go through a transformation from thinking about ‘Me, My and I’ to thinking about ‘Us and We’. Continue reading Leaders of the Future

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January 28th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Corporate Vision, Personal Insights | Leave a comment

What’s Your Company’s Economic Score?

Your Economic Scorecard

Here is a fun (yet serious) way to check your company’s deficits and assets using the alphabet. Continue reading What’s Your Company’s Economic Score?

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January 7th, 2010 | Category: Capitalize Employee Spirit, Economics of Culture, Spirited Economics™ | Leave a comment
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