Going from 10 years of drugs and dealing to a motivational speaker who hobnobs with successful celebs and world leaders. How's that for a comeback?
Question is - how did she do it? The short answer is she started with helping those she understood best - people with her problem. First, she got motivated. Rest is H.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Adler - The Key to Business Success
1) Get a group of motivated, team-oriented people
2) Have a clear vision of where you're going.
I would add Jack's 2c : Establish a fair system - In a fair system, everyone knows where she stands and what she can do to improve. Metrics are the key. When you're in school, you have your GPA. But, how do you measure social success? What is a person's social GPA? Then, after school, what is your GPA? Salary? Maybe that's why recruiters want to know what your salary is.
Another good quote from Lou (paraphrasing someone else) : Work on your department, not in it. That's management - game plan and team building is management. How many times have you seen this being violated? The manager has to get in the lab and show the guy how to do something? Coaching is one thing - you have a training session where you point out common mistakes and ways to work smarter. Fixing problems on a live project is not coaching and it's not managing.
Another good quote from Lou (paraphrasing someone else) : Work on your department, not in it. That's management - game plan and team building is management. How many times have you seen this being violated? The manager has to get in the lab and show the guy how to do something? Coaching is one thing - you have a training session where you point out common mistakes and ways to work smarter. Fixing problems on a live project is not coaching and it's not managing.
Lou Adler - Hire With Your Gut
Team skills, organizational ability, commitment, technical competence. Winners have a consistent track record of success.
There is nothing more important to your success than hiring great people. Even if you're not a manager, "hiring" is winning people over to your side, getting them to join your team.
Hire smart, or manage tough. I've never met anybody who could manage tough. No matter how hard you try, you can never atone for a weak hiring decision. A weak candidate rarely becomes a great employee, no matter how much you hope for improvement or how hard you try to train the person.
Reminds you of Jim Collins in "Good to Great" - the right people don't need to be managed. Guided, led, yes, managed - no. You need to get the right people on the bus first. Else, nothing matters.
There is nothing more important to your success than hiring great people. Even if you're not a manager, "hiring" is winning people over to your side, getting them to join your team.
Hire smart, or manage tough. I've never met anybody who could manage tough. No matter how hard you try, you can never atone for a weak hiring decision. A weak candidate rarely becomes a great employee, no matter how much you hope for improvement or how hard you try to train the person.
Reminds you of Jim Collins in "Good to Great" - the right people don't need to be managed. Guided, led, yes, managed - no. You need to get the right people on the bus first. Else, nothing matters.
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