Click to go to Part I of the interview with Cali & Jody Gary Cohen: What successes and failures have you had with ROWE since you started your new organization? What was the context that allowed for the success and failures?Jody: There have been countless successes with ROWE since our organization, CultureRx, has spun off [...]
Cali Ressler & Jody Thompson InterviewCali and Jody created the Results-Only Work Environment from within the bowels of Corporate America – while juggling families, careers, and all the other demands of life.Work sucked and the traditional solution–more flexible schedules–wouldn’t address the problem. So they set out to fix it. Today, Cali and Jody are leading [...]
Cali & Jody Interview for blog (Previous Interview Post) Gary Cohen: How do you get around the issue of leaders and the myth of control that is so prevalent in our culture? What breaks down the power and control in organizations so they can move to a ROWE? Cali & Jody: The 13 Guideposts. These [...]
Warren Bennis says that you know a leader because they are the original and not a copy. Kseniya Simonova, 24, is an original. She can be seen in the YouTube video above, competing in “Ukraine’s Got Talent.” She won and clearly deserved the 75,000 Pounds prize. Kseniya Simonova says:”I find it difficult enough to create [...]
Part I (click here) Gary Cohen: Have there been some examples that you have seen that are able to defy the fidelity belly for an extended time?Kevin Maney: Nobody’s convinced me of one so far. Though, as with any model, there are always examples that don’t fit. I’m sure some exist. Gary Cohen: Some of [...]
Tiffany’s Sells Swatches! Extremely unlikely, given their pull-back on $100 charms because they recognized the trade-off they were making in serving that low-cost customer versus serving the elite-quality-oriented customer that they built their reputation on. So says bestselling author Kevin Maney in his recent book Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On and Others Don’t (Random [...]
(Review of Trade-Off) Firstly, Kevin, I want to say how much I enjoyed reading your most recent book, Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On and Others Don’t (Random House 2009). What was particularly enjoyable was the way in which you made strategic thinking approachable. Whether you’re a small business owner, nonprofit leader, or running a [...]
Because many of my friends and clients are entrepreneurs, I am often asked, “How do you go about raising money?” Our early funding was entirely government grants that we received in exchange for bringing jobs to the rural communities. When my business partner and I needed to do additional fund raising, we decided to go [...]
(Previous Blog Post w/ Stewart Levine)Part II Interview with Stewart Levine, author of Getting to Resolution Gary Cohen: What are the Top 10 Questions you ask–or suggest to your clients to ask–when needing to find resolution to conflict? Stewart Levine: What is it, and briefly what’s your “story” about it? (how do you talk to [...]
Just completed building a Just Ask Leadership App for the iphone. It will be published within the next two weeks. The App will carry content from the Just Ask Leadership Blog, YouTube, Twitter and Eat The Book events in Minneapolis. Please stay tuned – You will find it on itunes under the name “Leadership”!
Common Good Breakfast SeriesThursday, January 21 The Common Good breakfast series highlights businesses and nonprofits who are taking some uncommon actions to solve the challenges they face and to thrive. These leaders are truly driving for the common good, making the region a better place to live and work for all of us. In addition [...]
I would like to welcome Stewart Levine to our Just Ask Leadership Blog.Stewart Levine is founder of Resolution Works and author of “Getting To Resolution” Stewart is a creative problem solver. He is widely recognized for creating agreement and empowerment in the most challenging circumstances. He improves productivity while saving the enormous cost of conflict. [...]
Third book-signing event in Scottsdale, Arizona. We had over 70 friends and leaders enjoying dinners and drinks! We discussed the complexity of the world and the need for organizations to adapt to these wild economic shifts by creating resilience. Just Ask leadership will help employ and build such resiliency.
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