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I came across this and wanted to share it with you:

“Numerous studies have been made of small business managers over the years. Many look at traits and characteristics that appear common to most people who start their own businesses. Other studies focus on characteristics that seem to appear frequently in successful owner-managers. Read more »

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Introduction to ConnecTech!!

Introduction to ConnecTech!!


As the association for Michigan’s technology professionals, ConnecTech provides life-long learning opportunities to its members and supports Michigan’s knowledge-based economy.
The mission of ConnecTech is to be Michigan’s premier organization of technology professionals, providing them with the benefits, resources and tools vital to their success.

Mission: To bring together like minded progressive individuals to showcase Greater Detroit’s technology professionals. We will highlight cutting edge technologies and recognize people who demonstrate innovation, success, and execution.

Vision: To promote the advancement of Michigan’s knowledge-based workforce by connecting individuals and communities through technology.

There are eight chapters in the ConnecTech Network, located throughout Michigan. A chapter is a nonprofit corporation that supports and promotes the growth of technology-oriented individuals in the chapter’s geographic region and throughout the State of Michigan.
Chapters satisfy the needs and priorities of local technology-oriented professionals while providing access to a large, geographically diverse network of exemplary professionals.
The ConnecTech Network oversees the success and integration of local ConnecTech chapters. The Network’s responsibilities include providing a consistent member experience by communicating with existing chapters, recruiting new chapters, disseminating information and resources throughout the network, and coordinating the Annual Meeting.
ConnecTech is sponsored by the Automation Alley, headquartered in Southeastern Michigan. The Network also receives supplemental funding by the Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The MEDC is the state of Michigan’s one-stop resource for businesses seeking to grow in Michigan

Our Key Vertical Markets:
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Biotechnology
• Alternative Energy
• Information Technology & Security
• Healthcare
• Education and Government
• Creative Services

http://www.connectechgreaterdetroit.org/

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    The Question of Leadership

    The Question of Leadership deals with the issues that leaders face on a day to day basis. Articles provide practical advice and insights on how to leverage yourself through others, whether you are in a formal leadership position or not. The goal of this blog is to provide a new perspective on the conventional wisdom about leadership.

    This is the description of a blog from Brad Kolar that I have found to be very informative on Leadership.

    Several others are from:

    Orrin Woodward

    Chris Brady

    Chuck Goetschel

    Tamal Anwar

    Go ahead and check them out.

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    What ‘Not’ To Do As a Team Leader

    Team leaders are needed in all spheres of organizational life. This includes marketing, R&D, engineering, production, quality assurance, information systems, human resources, accounting and finance, and all the rest. It also includes first-level management, middle-level management, and upper-level management. The need for team leaders is not limited to particular spheres.
    We should now address this question: What is meant by “team leadership”? Especially important is the question: How does team leadership differ from heroic leadership?
    The concept of team leadership seems to indicate different things to different managers. Thus, a useful point of leaving is to state what team leadership is not.

    Team leadership is not pure democratic leadership.

    Democratic leadership means putting the various decisions up for vote, and the majority rules. Experience shows that if the group leader typically uses this approach for decision making, it will split the group into subgroups, with each subgroup protecting its own turf.

    Team leadership is not management by committee.

    The concept of “committee” usually is associated with academic institutions. Committees oftentimes suffer from lack of clear responsibility, authority, and accountability. Consequently, they are hamstrung in their efforts to achieve results. There is little to no relation between management by committee and team leadership.

    Team leadership does not mean involving the staff in every management decision.

    I have known a few inexperienced managers who assumed that team management meant that the team should be involved in every decision. Because of the large number of management decisions that must be made daily, such an approach would be inefficient and almost impossible to carry out. Team leadership means that the staff members are involved in those key decisions that influence their work. This does not necessarily mean that they will make the decisions; rather, they will contribute their ideas to these decisions. With team leadership, we must bear in mind that the manager in charge is still responsible for the quality of the decisions, as well as for their successful execution.

    Team leadership is not manipulative management.

    Some managers are still possessed by the spirit of Machiavelli. These are managers who want to make their people think that they are participating in key decisions when in fact they are not. This type of management is indecent. Most people would prefer to work for an honest autocrat rather than for a pseudo-participative manager. Team leadership is authentic leadership. “Playing games” with people is not part of the scene.

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