Should we measure greatness by this?

What makes a manager great? Is it the results that they bring? Is it the spirit they foster within their team? Is it their ability to get the best from different characters and capabilities? Opinions vary, but all of these are certainly included and debated by all those that have written, blogged, presented and tweeted about leadership and management.

I like to think I’m a bit of a student of leadership and management,

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When working IN impacts working ON

Steve Jobs once said, “Your work is going to fillĀ a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

I read a blog by Seth Godin recently where he talks about how the procedures, responsibilities and meetings at work get in the way of actually adding value.

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