Category Archives: Leadership
The Leadership Questions (For those who have at least one person reporting to you at work)
By Chris Crosby Do you own all that happens in your work area? • Do you even own problems caused in part by supporting resources working in your area but whom you have no legitimate authority over? (I.e. you are … Continue reading
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Tagged Assessement, Chris Crosby, Culture, Group Dynamics, Leadership
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Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Your Group from Forming to High Performing
I just wrote this with the help of my father and brother (Chris). It’s rather long so I’m going to post it as a series of blog entries. Tell me what you think! – Gil Crosby Tuckman’s model of group … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict, Group Dynamics, Inclusion, Leadership, Performance, Tuckman
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Leadership and Culture by Robert P. Crosby
The use of too much authority or the absence of authority are equally disastrous. The culture created by authoritarianism is well known. The culture encouraged by a vacuum of leadership is one of confusion, delay, and unproductive anxiety leading to … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, change management, Culture, Culture Change, Leadership, Lewin, Performance
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Leadership – the first chapter from my new yet to be published book
Excerpted from “Leadership can be Learned” Chapter One: Leadership Take clear stands and stay connected – the essence of leadership. The task of being an effective authority figure remains the same, whether your role impacts many (President, VP, CEO, etc.) or … Continue reading
Vision is Not Enough! Leadership Lessons from Military History
I wrote this for the most recent issue of the organizational development newsletter I edit: “Oh those men, those men over there! I cannot get them out of my mind.” Such was the lament of General Ambrose E. Burnside, after … Continue reading
Leadership Quotes
A colleague was recently looking for leadership quotes to pass on to her clients. Her example was, “You have to have a vision to make it come to fruition.” Here are my two cents (two quotes for leaders, and everyone … Continue reading
More Thoughts on Authority
A colleague wrote today on our list serve, prompting the following thoughts: Gil, I liked the thoughts you offered in your note below. Thanks for taking the time to share them. Your comment: “Because of human reactions to authority, it … Continue reading
Leadership is the “root cause”
I’m fresh back from a ten day journey through London, Krakow, Budapest and Bucharest. What I saw and heard in my business conversations convinces me more that I’m on the right track thinking about the systemic influence of leadership behavior. … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture Change, Gil Crosby, Leadership, Nuclear safety culture
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The Nuclear Industries Blind Spot (and they’re not the only ones)
I wrote this as part of a Linkedin Nulcear Safety Culture Group. In sum, the nuclear industry, and many outside that industry, while understanding some of the behaviors and processes necessary for healthy culture, don’t have a clear grasp of … Continue reading
Don’t Chase the Stray Cow – Lessons on Leadership and Human Systems (from my upcoming book “Leadership Can Be Learned”)
“That’s just like my cows.” I’ll never forget Norm, a down to earth engineer who had been dealing with and managing people for decades, speaking up during the retreat I was facilitating. I had just drawn a bell shaped curve … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Friedman, Gil Crosby, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Systems Thinking
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