As a leader (as opposed to a boss or a manager), we often find ourselves being affirmed for our leadership qualities. These qualities, which might be our intelligence, wisdom, common sense, decision-making skills, relational skills, strategic...
Read moreResolution or Resolve?
It is the time of year when some people make New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions are often something like “I want to lose weight” or “I want to spend more time with my kids” or “I want to improve my performance on the job to get that promotion.”...
Read moreAsk, Don’t Tell
One of the best ways for a leader to empower team members or the team is to adopt the practice of “ask, don’t tell.” This concept, sometimes called coaching for performance, moves decisions or solutions from solely the leader to a shared process...
Read more“The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle” by James C. Hunter
Jim Hunter’s previous book, “The Servant,” was an allegory that told the story of a business leader whose life was spiraling out of control in every arena. He attends a leadership retreat where the instructor, a former businessman now monk, leads...
Read moreLeadership and the Peter Principle
Most people are familiar with the Peter Principle. This principle was first published in a 1969 book, The Peter Principle, by Laurence Peter and Raymond Hull. The Peter Principle observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to their own level...
Read moreGremlins
Since I am writing this on the morning of Halloween, I thought it appropriate to think about gremlins. Not the gremlins that are children dressed in costumes or the gremlins that are decorations in the neighbors’ yards. The gremlins that we are...
Read moreKeep the Change!
The best leaders continually seek to grow in order to become even more effective. They seek new skills and they seek to build their character so that tomorrow’s version is better than today’s. As a part of growth comes change. In delving into our...
Read morePower of a Peer Group
The best leaders make a point of continually growing and working to maximize their effectiveness. They work on growing both in character and competency. Effective leaders are high in self-awareness, understanding their strengths and weaknesses...
Read moreThe Process of Growth
Growth is the ongoing, intentional process of becoming who you were created to be. This applies to growing as a person, as a leader, in relationships, in professional growth, or in other areas of life. Intentional growth is a process of asking...
Read more“Emotional Agility” by Dr. Susan David
Agility can be defined as the ability to move quickly and easily or the ability to think and understand quickly. To be agile can be defined as having a quick, resourceful, and adaptable character. When we put the word agility with the concept of...
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