The Value of Loyal Followers
Someone gave me an opportunity to speak at a high school commencement this past weekend. It was an extraordinary honor. Watch in the coming days for some thoughts from that …
Vision = “What” and Leadership = “How”
My own personal journey toward understanding various forms of leadership began many years ago. It began in a medium-sized church in Marietta, Georgia in 1983. I was 22 years of …
Are You a Visionary Leader?
I am fortunate to be involved with several non-profit organizations. They range from religious, to academic, to secular. Even those that are not religious know one of the passages in …
Leadership Lessons from a Round of Golf
I had a chance to play a round of golf last Friday with a couple of friends. But there was another person to join the round of golf — a …
Proof of Leadership
It is easy to look like a leader when everything is going well. I think we can make the argument that everything is not going well. We are living in …
Don’t Be Afraid To Look Funny
I am putting the final touches on a manuscript. One of the tasks given to me by my editor is to chase down a quote that I plan to use …
What Does a Leader Say?
What does Mimi always say? That was the question that we asked our youngest grandchild as we were sitting around the dining room table yesterday afternoon. For those of you …
Leadership Lessons from a Kid and a Kite
Even as we were engaged in the activity yesterday afternoon, I could feel the inspiration for this article welling up inside of me. And as I stand at my desk …
What Does Leadership Feel Like?
I just couldn’t resist one more article in this series. This last one will deal with how leadership feels — both for the leader and the follower. Maybe it is …
What Does Leadership Sound Like?
Wow! The feedback that I received from so many of you about the “look” of leadership was amazing. And, even if I had not already planned today’s article as a …