Daniel Robin & Associates

Making Workplaces Work Better

Keyword:  LEADERSHIP

ARTICLES:

Leadership Out of Control: 

• Accessing Organizational Leverage Points (118) -- chaos, order and assumptions

• Self-assessment Questions (118, section 2) -- How can you leverage your time and talent most powerfully?  What are the top organizational leverage points?

Leadership in Action Series:

• Part 1:  Fail Often to Succeed Sooner (089)

• Part 2:  The Quest for Making High-Quality Mistakes (099)

• Part 3:  False Responsibility and Its Remedies (109)

• Part 4:  Fix Systems, Not People (129)

• Part 5:  The Nerve To Serve (030)

• Part 6:  Knowing When to Get Out of the Way (040)

• Part 7:  Measuring Mirth (050)

• Part 8:  Healthy Assertiveness:  Pushy or Passionate (070)

• Part 9:  Speaking Up About Put Downs (080)

• Part 10:  Four Steps to Handling Aggressive Impulses (090)

• Part 11:  Dealing with Aggressive Leaders -- One Dirty Look at a Time (100)

• Part 12:  Control Isn't Even for the Birds:  Nature's Leadership Lessons (021)

• Part 13:  Dealing with Differences (081)

• Part 14:  The 'Grit' of Integrity (022)

• Part 15:  Working With Integrity – The Art of Being Your Word (042)

• Part 16: The Link Between Ethics and Culture (102)

• Part 17:  Business Ethics as Common Sense (122)

• Part 18:  Building an Ethical Workplace Culture (023) 

• Part 19:  The Sustainability Ethic at Work (033)

RELEVANT SKILLS & COURSEWORK:

• Leadership Development & Team Communication Skills

• Coaching & Leadership Skills

• Group Presentations & Facilitation Skills

TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS:

• Self-evaluation -- how to leverage access points for better results
• Instrument evaluates 16 principles of leadership -- can be used by teams, for an individual, or for 360-degree feedback

Short presentation available:  Yes; Length: 1-2 hrs.

REFERENCES:

Communication, Leadership, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Daniel Robin & Associates course description

Total Quality "Leadership Out of Control" -- Guidebook and Case Studies, by Daniel Robin; contact the author.

Driving Fear Out of the Workplace:  How to Overcome the Invisible Barriers to Quality, Productivity, and Innovation, by Kathleen D Ryan and Daniel K Oestreich, 1991 pb

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