What kind of leader are you? Are you a Guide? Or are you an Explorer? Are both of these leaders with just different skill sets? What is the difference? A …
Beware of the Lure to be Likable
I guess I am still not done with the whole “like-ability” discussion. So, I continue the discussion with a warning to beware of the lure to be likable. Leaders are …
Overlooking “Capability” for “Like-ability”
One of the biggest problem that I see in many organizations is our willingness to overlook “capability” for “like-ability.” What does that mean? It means that many times we are …
Strategic Leadership’s Distinct Roles
I have spent a great deal of time in my last few articles camping out on the subject of strategic leadership. We have examined the ancient roots of it. We …
Is Self-Esteem Affecting Your Leadership?
Leadership is as much about emotions as it is about skills. You can easily gain a working knowledge of leadership and all the “actions” necessary to make you an effective …
Blending In vs. Standing Out
When I graduated from college in 1983, and started to look for jobs, I had to do two things during interviews. First I had to convince employers that I …
Leading With Humility
We have just experienced a bit of a momentous election here in the U.S. And we are seeing changes in the upcoming Congress such as have not been seen …
Why Would Anyone Want To Be Led By You? Or Me?
The year is nearly over. Many leaders and leadership teams are taking their annual step back to do a deep-dive assessment of their organization’s progress against the goals and …
Leaders Encourage Vigorous Debate
Great leaders know how to focus on the positive, helpful, edifying and uplifting communication while managing the negative, destructive, decisive and demeaning communication in meetings. Consider this advice from …
Adaptive Leadership
So many of the world’s problems, and the issues that organizations, businesses, and people face every day can seem intractable and unsolvable. Leadership consultants Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and …