Corporate Soul
Leadership that is the Change We Seek to Create
TweetIn Search of NOWLeaders…NOWLabor Day.
A time to brush off the lethargy brought on by the heat of summer.
A time to start new things, to expand and shift perspectives, to explore new places.
That’s what this post is about.
We are looking for leadership in places and by people we may not have considered before.
We call them NOWLeaders.
Who is We? You may ask…Silence
TweetBE IN SILENCE
What Comes Up?
Together
From Silence
We Created
This
The sight of the stars makes me
Reflect, sleep, dream
and
Be still
Be Not swept away in the fear
Be Not afraid of Profound Silence
Where thoughts slow
and enjoyment is now.
It is In the space between
Where redemption song sings
In the deep of the soul,
that truth lies,
and cannot be known,
Until the body falls away
and truth flies joyously
in freedom
into the ... Read more »
Corporate Fear
TweetAccording to leadership and organizational experts Jeffrey Pfeffer and Margaret Wheatley, fear is both pervasive and detrimental in the workplace.
Organizations… are cluttered with control mechanisms that paralyze employees and leaders alike. These mechanisms seem to derive from our fear — our fear of one another, of a harsh competitive world, and of the natural processes of growth and change that ... Read more »
Book Review: Willful Blindness by Margaret Heffernan
TweetWillful Blindness is anything but. Margaret Heffernan, with eyes wide open, tells us the more we are willing to see, the more we become. In fact, long term health of the organizational is directly related to the leaders’ willingness to see what’s in their blind spot.
A few words of caution before you buy the book. Willful Blindness may bring about ... Read more »
Nine Lives of the Curious Business Cat
TweetThe Problem
“How do I get the people who work for me to be more curious?” asks Karen, CEO of a dental insurance company. “We need to constantly innovate, to be creative, to come up with new products new services and new ways to engage customers. For this to happen people have to be curious about a wide array of issues”
“They ... Read more »
What Would Sargent Shriver Ask of Us?
Tweet“Who among us will lead the way in taking less so that together we can be more?”
The rest of this article appears as a guest post on Dr. Jack King’s Servant Heart blog. To read it click here
TweetMentor – What She Sees, What She Does, How She Is
TweetMentor – Greek mythological figure, tutor to Telemachus. Faithful and wise advisor.
Athena, goddess of wisdom, assumed Mentor’s form to advise Telemachus. She warned him about the future then sent him on a journey that taught him how to win it.
Mentor to the Famous
Maya Angelou
As a child Maya Angelou had a stark realization about the power of words. She had testified ... Read more »
What NOT to Learn from Zappos
Tweet To Copy the Cat or Not to Copy the Cat?Tony Hsieh CEO of Zappos is a business rock star as well he should be. He is changing the meaning and experience of work. Kudos. Along with others I have been shouting his praises over the past several months. But we are all missing the point if we attempt to copy ... Read more »
Leadership Leap Frog
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Leadership Leap Frog is a game for leaders of the informal or formal variety. It requires multiple players but is more fun and progressive when an entire organization gets involved. The formal leader, the one with the title, goes first by jumping beyond where he was standing and the way he was thinking and behaving. This move is called a ... Read more »
My Radio Interview on Corporate Soul and Work-Life-Flow
TweetClick here to listen to a recording of my conversation with Elese Coit about fixing the hole in the corporate soul and learn how to bring your essence to work.
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