by Jimmy Collins | Jan 1, 2020 | Business, Creative Followership, Leadership
If you make a good decision in this area — your coworkers will notice. If you make a poor decision in this area — everybody notices. Do you know what area I’m talking about? When wise men speak are you listening? When your coworkers know, do you know? Here is...
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 27, 2019 | Business, Creative Followership, Leadership
When is it acceptable to lie? Is this a question that must be answered? Absolutely! Since it is a question that must be answered, when is it acceptable to lie? Webster says that to lie is: to make a statement that one knows is false, especially with intent to deceive....
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 13, 2019 | Career, Creative Followership, Leadership
Have you ever planned a wonderful event that turned into a disaster? That is why you should verify. Here is my story of how I learned the hard way. How many meals have you eaten? How many do you remember? I have eaten over 87,000 meals, but I don t remember very many....
by Jimmy Collins | Nov 6, 2019 | Business, Career, Creative Followership, Leadership, Professional Development, Speaking Engagements
I heard something 61 years ago that I still remember, word for word, today. My wife, Oleta and I were on our way to Grant Field for a Georgia Tech football game. We were walking as fast as we could, trying to get to our seats before the kickoff. Because we...
by Jimmy Collins | Oct 23, 2019 | Creative Followership, Leadership, Professional Development, responsibility
It was an unscheduled, called, off-premises meeting of the board of trustees without the chief executive officer. Every trustee was in agreement; it was time for the CEO to retire. The CEO was one of the founders of the organization; a highly regarded non-profit...
by Jimmy Collins | Oct 16, 2019 | Creative Followership, Followership, Leadership
Defining — and especially redefining — leadership is a popular activity for people engaged in the study of organizational efficiency. Why are so many concerned about the words they use to describe leadership? Is it that difficult to define? You may be...
