Management

Management
What is charisma and why does Collins say that charisma may not always be helpful?
Why does Collins say that it is a waste of time to try to motivate the “right people”?
In discussing the Spartans, what did Simon Sinek say about the significance of their shields?
Why is there no relationship if any, between the way executives are paid ( full salary, or salary plus bonus, or salary plus stock options) and the growth of a company from good to great?
What is the paradox of power?
What is Packard’s Law?
What does Collins mean by unity, not uniformity?

What does it mean for a leader to “cook the conflict”?

Explain the parable of the window and the mirror.
What are THE two characteristics of a Level 5 Leader?

What does Collins mean by the term, “hubris”?
What is the Stockdale Paradox?
Why, in the Survival Guide for Leaders, does it recommend that leaders “get off the dance floor and go to the balcony?
Why does Jack Welch say that candor is essential for leaders and organizations?
Why is the leadership style of “ a genius and a thousand helpers” not a long-term effective leadership style.
John Maxwell identified five levels of leadership. Identify and briefly describe one
Explain the observation that great companies “churn less, but churn better than good companies.”
In Simon Sinek’s video, he talks about the 12th step in the Alcoholics Anonymous process. What is the 12th step and how does it relate to leadership?
Collins talks about the right people. Identify two characteristics of the “right people”.
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What does Collins mean when he says, “first the who and then the what.”
Why is it important for a leader to make his or her employees feel like an owner?

In the video about Purpose, Daniel Pink talks about the importance of focusing on why rather than how. What is the significance of focusing on why?