Are You Modeling the Way?
Have you had a chance to read The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner? It’s a bit dry, but provides great stories…
Get with it! What you say matters. People remember!
I recently conducted an investigation for a client who had received information that a senior executive was not providing the level of…
Consistency and Curiosity: A Balancing Act of Leadership Characteristics (Part 4)
This is the fourth of four posts about the sometimes opposing characteristics that are required of leaders. In Part 1, I talked…
Balancing Experience and Possibilities
I turned 40 this past Saturday and was enlightened by a number of experiences. My Uncle Mike sent me an email that…
Demanding and Empathetic: A Balancing Act of Leadership Characteristics (Part 3)
In my two previous posts, I mentioned that leadership often requires the ability to balance sometimes opposing characteristics. In Part 1, I…
Strength and Vulnerability: A Balancing Act of Leadership Characteristics (Part 2)
In my recent blog post, Courage and Humility: A Balancing Act of Leadership Characteristics, I mentioned that leadership often requires a unique…
Do You Have the Courage to Lead?
Climbing at 19,000′ in Ecuador Just because you have the title of “leader” doesn’t make you are a leader. And just because…
Courage and Humility: A Balancing Act of Leadership (Part 1)
Leaders are called upon to do many things, and those things often conflict with each other. They require a unique balance of…
Perceptions: How do they Influence You?
We all perceive the world according to our own reality. The experiences we have had in the past and the experiences we…