Helping others and helping yourself.

Posted by Clay Parcells - August 18, 2010 - legacy, servant leadership

I lost a very dear friend on Monday to heart disease. I am still in shock and my heart carries a great deal of sadness for his family, colleagues and friends. I hired Michael at my former employer and worked with him for 8 years. Michael was in the prime of his life and it […]

As a leader, do you manage your time or does time manage you?

Posted by Clay Parcells - August 8, 2010 - communication, delegation, time management

How are you managing your time? What does your calender look like? If your like most leaders your calender looks awful. Everyone and I mean everyone, wants a piece of you. Your boss, peers, direct reports, clients and other stakeholders are requesting your time to attend meetings and conference calls. You are constantly bombarded with emails, phone […]

What do you want your leadership legacy to be?

Posted by Clay Parcells - August 2, 2010 - Bersin and Associates, engagement, Joe Light, leadership training and development, Wall Street Journal, war for talent

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Joe Light writes about how leadership training is gaining back momentum due to the strong economy. http://on.wsj.com/b0RGES . He writes, due to layoffs and fears of a leadership pipeline of qualified managers, companies are bolstering their leadership efforts. Several surveys from human resources consulting firms confirm that budgets for leadership development efforts are […]