Best of the Blogs

Each monthly Best of the Blogs column in Executive Leadership pulls together the most thought-provoking insights from your favorite leadership blogs.

Set A, B and C goals

Set A, B and C goals for your employees’ performance expectations. C goals are Comfortable. B goals are Believable. A goals are Awesome.

Keep everyone 'in the loop'

Author and management expert Ken Blanchard meets the challenge of communicating strategy to 350 employees through a daily voice-mail message.

Call me

It’s easy to say you’re accountable. But not so easy to say, “Call my cell.”

Why they won't comply

Compliance isn’t the goal; engagement is.

Recipe for success: adapt

Cookbooks by great chefs are a lot like management books written by business gurus:

The biggest network doesn't win

Just knowing someone, or knowing how to reach someone, isn’t enough to impress anymore. “What you want to know now is whether I have anything compelling to say,” says Jason Seiden.

Live your values

After the Penn State scandal, the topic of “values” was rampant. What are Penn State’s values, and how are students and staff held accountable for them?

Act like a leader

“Presence.” You know it when you see it: Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan had it. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter did not. Dan McCarthy suggests using these acting techniques to gain stage presence:

Discerning fact from flattery

Thanks to Twitter, Facebook and ­LinkedIn, there are hardly any barriers to someone being included in one of your networks. How often have you received adulation through social media? Did you trust them?

Show customers you care

When you know a big decision is looming, put it on your agenda for the beginning of the day or after a break. Second, remember to engage with consumers’ hearts, not just their minds.

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