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10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - 3 Lessons On How To Pr... · 2 replies · +1 points

This is a very timely post for me Tanveer. Thank you. I've got a "compilation" type book set coming out with over 20 contributors involved. I'm learning the "trial and error" point you mentioned first-hand.

When it comes to the promotion and marketing for the project (if it's a product) I've found that you have to be intentional about asking the contributors/collaborators to spread the word. In my case, they contributed their part of the overall project and then it was out-of-mind. Therefore they're not concerned about the marketing like I am. An outright "ask" is appropriate in collaborative projects, and well-taken.

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - How To Increase Self-A... · 2 replies · +1 points

The only thing I'd add to this one Tanveer, is to take your observations to a trusted few who can give you feedback. I often see myself either worse or better than reality. Those objective eyes provide so much wisdom. What's your experience with that idea?

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - Compassion – A Corne... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is the one I was looking forward to reading and I'm not disappointed Tanveer. Thank you. Emotional connections with people are what truly MAKE them connections. Otherwise they are nothing more than utilitarian relationships - and people can sense that. Corporate/business culture exists in a healthy way only when the PEOPLE are cared about above the projects and business goals. Thanks for highlighting that good leaders need to practice that principle.

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - Revealing The Secret T... · 0 replies · +1 points

Tanveer, my mind continues to echo with a statement I heard somewhere long ago - obviously from a very wise person: "People are more important than things." This post highlights that to be true the leadership context. I'd even go so far as to say a TRUE leader does this relational piece intentionally and regularly because they get the truth of that statement, wanna-be leaders don't. That's what makes the difference. Thanks for this post.

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - Why We Fail At Leadership · 0 replies · +1 points

Stated perfectly there at the end Tanveer. Leadership can never be about the leader. Ever. When it is everything goes sideways. It's taken me a very long time to learn that simple truth, but learning it has transformed the way people respond to my leadership. Just a testament of how "right on" you are on this one.

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - Why Emotions Matter In... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks for the generous response Tanveer. I look forward to reading through the posts you listed... especially the one about compassion. Blessings to you today.

10 years ago @ TanveerNaseer.com - Why Emotions Matter In... · 2 replies · +1 points

I've led small groups of people my entire adult life. Emotion plays a HUGE role in how I go about it (a lesson learned the hard way, for sure). It's very intriguing to know that emotional intensity associated with an event/person can actually alter the perception of that event/person in the mind of the one who experienced it. This explains much of the difficulty of dealing with trauma in various forms.

Tanveer, you're right on that it's our responsibility as leaders to ensure that we are "caring" for those under our leadership, not driving them or domineering them (my translation of what you said). Great post. I'd love to hear some of your insights regarding the best ways to go about that in a business environment. Care to comment on that?

12 years ago @ Ron Edmondson - 10 Ways to Create an U... · 1 reply · +1 points

I'd add these...
* Give team members unclear job descriptions, or better yet, none at all.
* Focus more on their job than you do on their being.

12 years ago @ Julian Freeman - It's a Strange Thing B... · 0 replies · +2 points

Great ponderings... the contrasts are intriguing, in your post and in my own life as a Pastor. The clear "opposites" you describe humble my soul anew. Thanks

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