Much of the leadership research findings and commentary I read these days are about the need for an increased focus on employee well-being. That is no doubt a good thing, given the twists and turns of the past 3 years, and all the continuing craziness. People still seem to be a bit frazzled. That said, [Read More]
Power and Corruption
April 29, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Our good friend Patil Hunma sent us his recent article about power and corruption. Some very interesting and thoughtful comments. We hope you enjoy it. Read article.
Three Essentials of Virtual Leadership
March 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
If there are 3 pillars that help leaders continue to build strong relationships while navigating the virtual world, it is these: Trust, Intention, and Empathy. And, serendipitously, the acronym TIE seems to fit as well. Tying binds things together, and relationships sure seem to need some binding these days. I have worked with a couple [Read More]
The Wonderful Mental State That Reduces Stress (M)
November 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
My friend and long-time colleague, Jim Kouzes, sent me the article below, from a recent edition of PsyBlog. Given the world we are living in today, it offers some fascinating insights on reducing the kinds of stress you may be feeling. Hope you enjoy. _______________ The Wonderful Mental State That Reduces Stress (M) The state [Read More]
Worry Versus Concern
September 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Written by Tom Heuer “Worry” has settled into our vocabulary and our lives. COVID has wrestled away our ease into every day life. We worry about actions/activities taken for granted only weeks before. Life is different, difficult and challenging. It may be nerve-wracking because the path ahead is unsure. This uncertainty has allowed worry to [Read More]
A Top Priority for Leaders
July 3, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Being a student of leadership for thirty plus years, I have come across list after list of what leaders do. I work in this field and I even have trouble keeping up. I imagine it is hard for you as well. After all the reading, studying, facilitating and thinking about leaders, there are three items [Read More]
Sign of the Times
May 31, 2019 by Leave a Comment
A close friend and colleague, who is a professor at a highly regarded, major university, recently sent me this brief reflection. You may be experiencing something behavior from people around you. *** It is the end of the semester and I have been imploring students to complete an anonymous course evaluation for my classes. In [Read More]
Leading Through Resistance
December 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
For this month’s blog, we are featuring a new article, written by guest contributor Amanda Nelson. The article offers some insightful thoughts on what it takes to lead during times of great resistance. One of the known certainties of leadership is that there will always be some kind of resistance. What separates the real leaders, [Read More]
Lessons From Forum 2017
July 3, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Last month I was part of The Leadership Challenge Forum 2017, this year’s annual conference focusing on the landmark work of authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. This was a special session, as it celebrated the 30th anniversary of this leadership methodology and the release of the newest version of the book, now in its [Read More]
Live Your Values
May 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Unless you have been living in a galaxy far, far away, you no doubt heard about and formed an opinion of the recent United Airlines situation, where they hauled a seated passenger off the plane, and as a result, left both him and their company reputation injured. Everyone, including the financial markets had their say [Read More]
