Comments on: Reflective Executives, Where are you hiding?

By: cv

cv — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:28:02 +0000

John that’s a great idea… I think I tend to overlook LinkedIn since it isn’t a place where my scholar-friends hang out, and my social media friends are all on Twitter… but, I need to get myself over to where those reflective practitioners could be. I’ll go looking! thanks—

By: John Sills

John Sills — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:23:38 +0000

Getting back to LinkedIn groups that people think are particularly great. I like the discussions at the General Electric Alumni Group. They have a lot of critical thinking discussions. You could look at other company linkedin sites that are well managed and have past reflective management.

By: A. Ayad

A. Ayad — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:47:08 +0000

Well, attached are two “published” papers that are reflective in nature. They are writen by a $250 million retail business leader:
Ayad, A. (2008). Optimizing inventory and store results in big box retail environment. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 36 (3), 180-191
This is a case study that emphasizes the role of people. It proves that different stores within same companies and different departments within same stores deliver different results due, mainly, to human factors: specifically, critical thinking, functional knowledge, and leadership.

Ayad, A. (2005). The Cause and Effect of My Quality Journey. Quality Progress, 38 (10), 83
This paper summarizes personal reflections on the concept of quality. It argues that quality is more than data analysis, surveys, methodologies, systems, quality models, organizational structures, strategy development and deployment, standards, audits and certifications. More importantly, it recapitulates a journey to Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union that made the author aware of quality as it relates to philosophy, ideology and society. It briefly discusses how quality can be a philosophy, and how quality can be a major contributor to top line and bottom line in business settings.

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By: Willa Geertsema

Willa Geertsema — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:16:10 +0000

Ha, great question! The comments I get on my blog are mostly from peers who like to reflect on things publicly and discuss them with each other. ‘Reflective executives’ usually don’t comment on the blog itself but write emails to me – so that no one will see their responses.

So yes, they seem to be hiding out. Perhaps they have good reasons… so should we change the question to: how do we create a culture where leaders can be seen as reflective without fearing for their reputation??

By: CV Harquail

CV Harquail — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:40:28 +0000

Thanks Fran for that suggestion. Are their any LinkedIn groups that you think are particularly great, or broad in their approach to leaderhship? I’ll go check out the linked2leadership site…

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By: Fran Simon

Fran Simon — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:26:49 +0000

I suggest The Center for Creative Leadership at http://www.CLC.org and Linked2Leadership http://linked2leadership.com/. Check out the many leadership groups on LinkedIn.