http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brent+Filson Leadership Brent Filson Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=42114&ca=Leadership Decades ago, a now renowned orchestra leader, just starting out as an assistant, experienced a defining moment that would shape his future. He was rehearsing the Cleveland Orchestra in a Chopin piano concerto. He recalls, "An oboe solo went over me like some kind of tidal wave. I thought, ‘Nothing c... Leadership Brent Filson Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22459&ca=Leadership Leadership entails getting results, and getting results entails human relationships. To an important degree, the more closely the people and the leader bond, the more results will accrue. However, most leaders and the people they lead look at those relationships as a one way street: charismatic lead... Leadership Brent Filson Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=19347&ca=Leadership A Marine company commander I knew of had a memorable way of introducing himself to his platoon commanders. He called them into his office, gave them each a laminated wallet card, then dismissed them without saying a word. The wallet card read, "Seven Ways To Get Me Angry." I don't remember what they... Leadership Brent Filson Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7828&ca=Leadership Summary: All leaders get to a point where they feel blocked in their jobs and careers. They feel they can't go on, or even if they can go on, are progressing much too slowly. The author gives a surprisingly effective pointer he learned from a crime novelist on how to become unblocked. Raymond Chandl... Leadership Brent Filson Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7093&ca=Leadership Summary: One of the biggest obstacles leaders face when trying to institute change in an organization is the status quo. Here is a way of recognizing the status quo for what it is, your determined, skilled opponent. Organizations live and die by results. Yet most organizations get a fraction of the... Leadership Brent Filson Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7003&ca=Leadership Summary: The author contends that one of the most effective, least understood and seldom used leadership tools is the question mark. Here is a systematic way to use the question mark in your daily leadership activities that will enable you to be a much more effective leader. I'm often asked to come... Leadership Brent Filson Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6726&ca=Leadership Summary: Your career advancement is predicated not only on your being a good leader but also on your being recognized by others that you're a good leader. Many leaders, however, handicap their careers by failing to have this recognition come about in the right ways. The author shows the right ways t... Leadership Brent Filson Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=6057&ca=Leadership Summary: Most business leaders can develop a business strategy, but they usually neglect what is equally important, a Leadership Strategy. A Leadership Strategy focuses on having the people who must implement the business strategy become cause leaders who take ardent action for the strategy's succes... Leadership Brent Filson Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=5986&ca=Leadership Summary: A growing number of research scientists are persuaded that the universe is not made of separate things but on a deep level is a single entity. This view is called the holographic paradigm. The author takes a page from this unique point of view by asserting that the success of a leadership t... Leadership Brent Filson Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=3585&ca=Leadership Summary: Most people fail in their careers because of leadership deficiencies. A key reason for their failure is they continually and unknowingly keep falling into two leadership traps. The author describes the traps and how to get out of them. You've heard of the Peter Principle: "People are pr...