8 Questions to Ask if You Want to be a Better Leader
Those that have successfully made the transition from manager to leader have found the importance of continuously asking questions. Constantly receiving feedback from front line workers enables aleader to understand what is going right and where improvement is needed. At the same time, the leader is showing interest in the... Read More
Leadership Activity: How Leadership Agenda, Strategy, and Behaviors Shape Your Success!
"Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle." - Marcus AureliusThe slightest leadership activity creates occasions for growth, progress and well-being - that's why effective... Read More
A Whack Up Long Side The Head Of Human Resources: The Leadership Imperative
When we perceive the simple center in the seemingly complex, we can change our world in powerful new ways.Albert Einstein perceived the simple E=MC2 in the complexities of physical reality and changed the history of the 20th century.Big Daddy Lipscomb, the Baltimore Colts 300 pound all-pro tackle in the 1960s... Read More
C4 Leadership: Taking Your Leadership (and your Life) from Good...To Explosive!
Chances are if you're interested in this post, you're looking for a few tips to take your leadership and/or your life, up a notch or two. Read on for a few things that have really helped me make my leadership more explosive after first defining what C4 is.First what is... Read More
Two Leadership Traps: How To Avoid Them and How To Get Out Of Them (Part 2)
Here's how to get out of, or avoid, the "I need ... " trap. It simply involves changing what you think and what you say in very simple ways.In my working with leaders worldwide for more than two decades, I've noticed a character trait that the most successful share: They... Read More
The Incandescence Of The Human Spirit
There lives within every individual a power, an energy, an incandescence of spirit that is being constantly held in check, like a dimmer switch turned way down.A lifetime of being told: "we are nothing special; to stand out is egotistic and wrong; to conform is necessary; to be different is... Read More
The Death of Potential
While reading my latest book on politics and economics, I came across a reference to a bible story called "Parable of the Talents'. In this story three servants are each give 'talents' (a monetary denomination used by the Greeks). To... Read More
What Kind of Leader Are You?
There are literally millions of words written and spoken each week on enlightened leadership yet the fact remains that low morale, high stress and job dissatisfaction continue to be three of the most serious problems facing the workplace. We seem to be so effectively socialized into top down leadership that... Read More
Ten Characteristics of Leadership
Many people are interested in the characteristics of a great leader. There are many lists of these traits. These are quotes taken from an article by Bill George former chairman and CEO of Medtronic. According to him the most important trait is to be yourself!1. Authenticity "After years of studying... Read More
Character -- Why It Matters In Leaders
"Character is much easier kept than recovered." -Thomas Paine"The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back." -Abigail van Buren"Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most... Read More
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Are You a Leader or a Manager?
President Ike Eisenhower once demonstrated the difference between leadership and... Read More
Listening Like a Leader
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Leadership Prep
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The Four Laws Of Leadership (Part Two)
In Part One, I described the laws of motivation. In... Read More
Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience
Recently I attended Cub Scout Leader Outdoor Experience training. This... Read More
Leadership Success and its Greatest Barrier: the Law of Administrivia
Years ago, a very wise, and often cynical boss of... Read More
Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders
The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons... Read More
What Kind of Leader Are You?
There are literally millions of words written and spoken each... Read More
Supervisor Training: Helpful Tips to Lead Your Pack
A new supervisor is hired to anchor a gardening project... Read More
Professional Organizations: Join or Fold?
All of us join professional organizations for a reason--a friend... Read More
The Flexible Leadership Workshop
The Leadership ChallengeLeaders in today's society are faced with an... Read More
Leadership: Wisdom of the Ages
If you gather 100 experienced leaders together to share with... Read More
The Leadership Vacuum
In today's fast moving, ever changing, and highly competitive world... Read More
Partnership: Choose It or Lose It
Charlotte decides to do good. Charlotte is a highly motivated... Read More
The Challenge to Lead
The topic of leadership has been and continues to be... Read More
Two Leadership Traps: How To Avoid Them and How To Get Out Of Them (Part 2)
Here's how to get out of, or avoid, the "I... Read More
Quality Leadership
The Lakota tribe of Native Americans has no word in... Read More
Get What You Want - Negotiating Skills for the Timid!
OK, I know this title sounds self-serving and hard nosed,... Read More
Leading In The Face Of Disaster
The date was Saturday, April 11, 1970, the time 13:13... Read More
The Leadership Talk As A Living Hologram
The hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made on a flat... Read More
Characteristics of a Good Leader
It's interesting to hear the responses from executives when I... Read More
Leadership A Perspective From Tao
Tao Te Ching said to be written by Lao Tzu... Read More
Leadership Is Action?Not Position!
People respond to good leadership! Period! It is in all... Read More
None of Us Arrived with an Owners Manual: A Fresh Perspective on the Drive to Lead (part 2)
Why didn't I get an Owner's ManualAfter a little while... Read More
A Call to Men to Live a Strenuous Life!
Any man would be justly proud to claim even a... Read More
5 Human Capital Asset Enrichment Strategies for Leaders!
Here's a really simple way to think about the ins... Read More
Leadership Like Water-Water Canoeing
Although world business is undergoing historic changes, the prevailing view... Read More
Why the Squirrel Kept Winning!
I had the good fortune (or misfortune depending on your... Read More
Miraculous Leadership
It was a time of turmoil. In November 1979, supporters... Read More
The Ten Commandments of Leadership
A poem hangs on the wall at Mother Theresa's orphanage... Read More
Mentor? Who Needs A Mentor?
Who needs a mentor. . .everyone who is truly serious... Read More
Career Advice for Business Leaders: Empowering Others
Many potential leaders in business sabotage themselves and their organizations... Read More
The Seven Secrets to New Age Leadership
Did you ever notice that In our American culture, we... Read More
Character Traits of Extraordinary Leaders
When people make a decision (either consciously or unconsciously) to... Read More
Ten Qualities Of A Great Leader - Plus 1
Great Leaders are optimists first and foremost. Their tendency is... Read More
Be the Samurai Sword
Relationships are constantly facing crisis. Everywhere we look people are... Read More
Leadership Prep
So you want to be a leader? Or you want... Read More
Leadership Skill Training
Quality leadership is a positive asset that is needed in... Read More
How To Party Like Leonardo Da Vinci
After studying scores of great thinkers like Leonardo Da Vinci,... Read More
Thoughtleading: The Art of Separating Yourself from the Pack
Lately the age-old business dilemma of how to stand out... Read More
Lessons In Leadership: What Not To Do... From A Canoe!
When it comes to fishing, my husband takes the lead.... Read More
The Best Ways To Multiply The Extraordinary Leadership in Your Organization
Extraordinary Leaders are those who understand that in order for... Read More
Unleash It!
On airplanes, in restaurants, in the newspaper and on television,... Read More
Are You a Leader or a Manager?
President Ike Eisenhower once demonstrated the difference between leadership and... Read More
Leadership for the Successful Entrepreneur!
Why talk about leadership?"Leadership is important whether you a leader... Read More
The Three Factors of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you... Read More
5 Power Keys For Leadership Success!
Did you know that you can successfully handle most leadership... Read More
Career Advice for Business Leaders: Empowering Others
Many potential leaders in business sabotage themselves and their organizations... Read More
Introduction to the The Enneagram as a Leadership Tool
The Enneagram is a fascinating tool of nine orientations that... Read More
Three Factors Of Leadership Motivation
Leaders do nothing more important than get results. But you... Read More
Transformational Leadership
"What is leadership?" When this question is asked most of... Read More
It?s Not All About Cheese: The Missing Component in Employee Development (Part 1)
Spencer Johnson really hit a nerve when he wrote Who... Read More
Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain!
As the 'Great And Powerful Oz' once said to Dorothy,... Read More
Heres The REAL Reason Bush Won: The Dark Night Of The Leadership Soul
George Bush won the election because he was finally able... Read More
A Whack Up Long Side The Head Of Human Resources: The Leadership Imperative
When we perceive the simple center in the seemingly complex,... Read More
What We Can Learn From J. Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty planned to enter the U.S. Diplomatic Service,... Read More
Leadership - Passion, Purpose, Profit - Its Not That Hard
Go to any educational institution, look at airport bookshelves, shopping... Read More
The Leadership Talk As A Living Hologram
The hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made on a flat... Read More
Leadership Skills Training Empowers Problem-solving and Visioning
Leadership skills training programs empower you to influence, persuade or... Read More
Chris Top 7 Favorite Leadership Books
1. The West Point Way of Leadership.GREAT book by a... Read More
Characteristics of a Good Leader
It's interesting to hear the responses from executives when I... Read More
Extraordinary People in Mediocre Times
My grandfather used to speak of the days when people... Read More
Leadership and Followership in a Team Setting
Many solopreneurs work in a team environment either with their... Read More
Value Driver Leadership
CHAPTER 1 ************ VALUEThose qualities regarded by a person or... Read More
Leadership Challenges: The Walls In Our Lives
We have all experienced walls or challenges in our work... Read More
Leadership For Deep Results: Without Them Are You Wasting Your Leadership And Your Life? (Part Two)
How does one go about getting deep results? There are... Read More
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