Obama’s “Yes We Can ” Warp Speed Decision-Making Style

At a time when the economy is melting down, we are fighting two wars,  change is coming at us like a tornado, and the world is so interdependent we need a leader who gets “ it”. What is IT ?

Obama’s “Yes We Can” Leadership Element 360 Feedback: Way to Keep Growing

“Oh what a great gift we would have if we,could only see ourselves as others see us”  Robert Burns, Leadership Author     

 While President Obama has been setup to stay in communication with a few of his advisers and friends via the new super secret Blackberry. I would propose a more effective communication touchstone–stay in touch by setting up more open and consistent feedback processes such  as –the 360-degree multisource feedback process.  

Obama’s “Yes We Can” Leadership Elements– Self-Efficacy and Community Organization

Psychologist Albert Bandura, the father of Social Learning Theory in 1977, defined self-efficacy as our belief in our ability to succeed in specific situations. The concept of self-efficacy emphasizes the role of observational learning through modeling and social experience in the development of personality. So how did Obama develop his high self-efficacy?