Metaphor Madness of Leadership: Put a Stamp on It

Dr. Z. has given instruction to staff that it is time to rekindle the leadership metaphor madness that was launched in the spring of this year. He said it might help anyone who is 6 months from and 6 months to the NCAA March Madness Basketball. So here we go with a little love…

Leaders are like postage [...]

Leadership: Do you have a legacy to stand on?

What is your legacy as a leader?

Even if you are just starting out as an assistance manager at the local convenience store it is time to think beyond yourself, beyond the current time, to your ultimate legacy. Do you want to be remembered as the leader who put the slur in slurpee or the ho [...]

Leadership is like a volleyball

 
Leadership is like a volleyball.

You spend most of your time up in the air.
You can be served, blocked, or spiked.
To work well you need to be inflated.

Photo credit: Beachfly by http://flickr.com/photos/wetwater/179147482/

Leadership is like a knife

Dr. Z presents another in his series of leadership metaphors.

Leadership is like a knife:

You need to stay sharp.
You have to make cuts in budgets, people, or roast beef.
You spend a good part of the day just hanging around.

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Dr. Z. Leadership Metaphor Power Made Easy

The leadership metaphor for this week is:
Leadership is like a blade of grass.

You often feel insignificant
Even when you are healthy you turn green
You often get stepped on

And here is Dr. Z’s Power Quotation to overcome leadership procrastination:
Don’t let the grass grow under your ass.
Picture Credit: Green blades of grass by http://flickr.com/photos/jcolman/542378377/

Leadership is like a…

Dr. Z. believes in the power of metaphor or similie (if you like that sort of thing).
Complete the following sentence:
Leadership is like ….
When you master metaphor you will master leadership. You can voice the metaphor during all occasions, people will be bamboozled by your ambiguity, others will salute you as a sage, and you will be [...]

Havidol: The drug for leaders who want to have it all.

Are you prepared to HAVIDOL?
Dr. Z. recommends Havidol as the drug of choice for leaders who recognize more is not enough.
Not sure you need havidol, take the ZING self-assessment test. Determine if multitasking makes you feel powerful and other essential questions to determine is you need this amazing drug.
As a caution here is the small print from the website [...]

Wait Here, I found a hair in my goal

Goals can drive you hairy or you can even have hairy goals.
Dr. Z. encourages you to have hope rather than goals. Because who ever wants to hear someone say to them, “you haven’t got a hope.” And nobody ever says, “you gotta be hag!”
Perhaps you have heard of a BHAG - Big Hairy Audacious Goal!
Collins and Porras [...]

If you can’t trust Dr. Z., who can you trust?

 
Dr. Z’s Leadership Institute is under attack! Yes, we have reason to believe the Burgundians are ready to turn us over to the authorities just like they did to Joan of Arc so many years ago. 
The Burgundian menace rivals the drama of the Da Vinci Code when the lead character voiced the top movie action line of all [...]

Going up: How to craft a dynamic elevator speech.

Dr. Z is adamant: As a future leader, you must have a personal elevator speech plus a little extra that sets you apart.
Be prepared when the door opens on opportunity or if you get stuck between floors with a captive audience – regale anyone trapped behind the door with your unique elevator speech.
A pithy and [...]