The Leader is a Virtuoso Question Asker
1 Comment by Ozzie ML / October 29, 2007 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipThat statement about the leader needs to be a virtuoso question asker was gleaned from Lee Thayer back in the mid-80’s and has served me well and also the executives I’ve been privileged and honored to work with.
A fellow Vistage Chair and friend left being a Chair almost a year ago after seven and [...]
Check out Lee Thayer’s Blog: The Leader’s Journey
0 Comment by Ozzie ML / October 29, 2007 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipI was first impacted back in 1986 when I first heard Lee Thayer speak to my Vistage 29 group, back then known as TEC 29. I have followed or at least attempted to understand his thinking about thinking. He continues to stretch and challenge the business leader to think about what needs thinking about. His [...]
Fifty Years ago, a concept called TEC was born
18 Comments by Ozzie ML / June 25, 2007 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful LeadershipBob Nourse around the age of 50 lost the family business. He had his brother managed it until Mongomery Ward found another vendor. It was over quickly.
Jim Handy, later hired by Bob, recalled that “Bob found himself on a profound search personally (What am I really about?) and professionally (What do I do?)”
This is the [...]
A Cartoon Capture of Lee Thayer’s Ideas on Leadership
0 Comment by Ozzie ML / June 11, 2007 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipFor some of you who might be interested in a Cartoon Capture of Lee Thayer’s Leadership ideas just type in “Thayer” for the password. This is the work of a long time friend, Brian Narelle.
Or you might want to look as some of his different ways of thinking and imagining at his blog.
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Thayer on Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing
2 Comments by Ozzie ML / June 2, 2007 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipFor me the most influential thinker in expanding my thinking and my thinking on Leadership has been Lee Thayer. His latest book is the revised edition of Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing under the Mindful Leadership Category.
This book presents two kinds of challenges to your thinking. One is that much of the reality of leadership may [...]
People Need to Know You Care
1 Comment by Ozzie ML / April 29, 2007 / Posted in Mindful LeadershipThese words are the beginning of the phrase that I associate with Frank Maguire:
People need to know you care,
Before they care how much you know.
I begin this posting with Frank because of his closeness with one of the early champions of being mindful, awake and aware: Anthony deMello, S.J. Frank was a close friend of [...]
