Welcome to the November 2008 Newsletter

In this Issue

	Strategic Innovation Newsletter
	Welcome
	Article of the month: Leadership Vs Management
	Techniques of the month: The Difficult Employee
	Announcements: FREE White Papers for Download

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Strategic Innovation Newsletter

A free monthly newsletter on leadership, strategy and innovation.

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Welcome

Welcome to the November edition of Strategic Innovation Newsletter. 

I still have my left arm in plaster, with another 3 weeks to go. While I am looking forward to having it taken off, the number of conversations it has started is incredible, though I don’t mind running through the story.

Talking to a friend about this the other day I asked “Why are people so fascinated?”

She answered, “ Because it’s interesting and different”.

True enough, and it’s the same in business. We need to become a person or business of interest. If we do what everyone else is doing we wont stand out. Leadership allows us to stand out, by being an exemplar.

Go forth and lead, become an object of interest.

Article of the month: Leadership Vs Management

How does leadership differ from Management?

Leadership is the 'heart' and management is the 'head'. Leadership is focused on thoughts and feeling whereas management is focused on tools, measuring things. Leadership is selfless, and operates in the interest of serving others.

Definitions
The etymology of the two words reveals the difference. Management comes the latin word meaning hand, that is to handle things. The dictionary talks of dealing and controlling things. Note the derivative to 'controlling' (can we control people?). Leadership comes from the Anglo Saxon language, meaning guidance and conduct.

Conduct
Guidance and conduct give us clues on how we should lead. The notion that leaders coach, serve others, and act as exemplars to others (conduct). We can only lead others when we become self-aware and understand the impressions our conduct leaves on others.

Self-Awareness

This is the key difference between management and leadership is self-awareness. Leadership courses and coaching focus on profound self-development. Which is the hard work leaders talk about. Not the hard physical work of endless mindless meetings. But deliberate self-examination.

Of course management is practical and we must do it in order to take care of the pragmatics of life. But unless it is done with the mindfulness of leadership, then it is likely to be ho-hum and worse, probably an attempt to control people.

Bottom line: We can all improve our leadership, and leadership is the guidance mechanism of management tasks.
 

Techniques of the month: The Difficult Employee

Won’t Do, Or Can’t Do?

Are you having issues with a direct report? If so, then ask yourself this question?

Could they do it, if their lives depended on it?

• If the answer is no. Then it’s a skills issue, and training is the solution.
• If the answer is yes. Then it’s an attitude issue, and coaching is the solution.
   

Announcements: FREE White Papers for Download

I have written two new White Papers, which you can download for FREE.

Click on the links below to download.

WHITE PAPER: How to Implement Enterprise Wide Change Programs

Here you will learn:

• How to develop and foster a change orientated culture
• The five cultural challenges and what do about them
• How to develop accountability and structure to facilitate rapid change programs

WHITE PAPER: The Possibility Organization “Why Innovation is the road to wealth”

Here you will learn:

• The five characteristics of Innovative Organisations and how exploit them in your business
• Characteristics of Richard Branson as he applies innovation to his businesses
• How to measure innovation for maximum results