Retreat Just About Complete

Dr. Z. will be leaving this place in cyberspace and will be showing up occasionally at www.slackermanager.com.
To his 2 loyal readers (I love you mom and dad) he says thank you and hopes you follow him over to Slacker Manager.
 
Also, he wonders if it is okay to bring his dirty clothes over to wash when he [...]

Evasive Action

 
Dr. Z. has feared that the institute may come under attack from the Burgundian menace.
He is suggesting that we move operations to another location.
You will see Dr. Z. appear at another website near you.
Photo credit: the white flag by http://flickr.com/photos/fulminiesaette/19934989/

The Engima Factor

To be unveiled on the Vernal Equinox
2008-03-20 05:58

Dr. Z will be catching some Zzzzzzzz’s

Dr. Z will be taking a break and the institute will be closed for the next 3 weeks.

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The Shortest and Most Powerful White Paper on Leadership Ever Written

Dr Z.’s Leadership Institute staff have been doing extensive and exhaustive research in July and have now developed the quintessential leadership whitepaper.
Okay, we admit it wasn’t the whole month we worked. Would you believe that we put in a full week? If not, would you believe that we spent a full day on it? Okay we [...]

Canadian Political Leaders as Cowboys

The Globe and Mail has pictures of Canadian leaders dressed in cowboy hats and cowboy gear.
If you ever thought about throwing your hat into the political arena you better check out these pictures first:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070706.wstampedegallery0607/PhotoGallery01?slot=1
I think one quick glance at these pictures and you will realize why Canada is not a world super power.

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.

Picture Credit: messen by http://flickr.com/photos/noortje/83464208/

Are you a leader or a manager?

What is the difference between leadership and management?
So much has been written on the difference between leadership and management. Dr. Z has scrutinized these 2 words and he has unlocked the secret differences for you:

Leadership comes before management in the alphabet – so if you want to come first be a leader not a manager.
There is a “ship” in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]