Leadership
Face the Ogre
TweetYou must jump through the hoop of Fire, and
Skate to the middle of the Pond
to face the Ogre
So fear
Will no longer hold you back
From anything
It will not disappear
But it will not stand in the way
Anymore
A client, who is an executive coach, confronts the ogre who stopped him, as a child, from skating to the middle of the pond. This was ... Read more »
Leading on Purpose
TweetTalented
Competitive.
Plays to Win.
Smart as a Whip.
Big Thinker.
Business Acumen.
Relationship Builder.
Has Integrity.
Cares.
CEO successor.
No Anchor.
What?
No anchor. Is not clear for what purpose he is leading.
Yes, there is a company vision and values too.
He helped create them.
But he is not clear about the purpose for which he leads.
So,
Manager or Leader – Which One is More Important?
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One is an outstanding leader, the other a great manager. How are they different and which one is more important?
Meet Ken
He sees himself as a coach. Ken’s mission is to help people discover hidden talents and achieve things they didn’t think were possible. He develops people. He spends a lot of time thinking about what his organization needs to achieve, ... Read more »
Elephant Lessons: Real Men Leading Boys to Manhood
TweetElephant Violence
Violence and bizarre aggressive behaviors among young male elephants has increased dramatically over the course of a few decades.
A team of researchers, trauma experts and neuropsychologists among them, studied the causes and found a way to resolve the elephant violence. Their findings can help us understand why we need mature men leading boys to manhood and to guide for ... Read more »
The Narcissistic Leader: How and Why We Choose Them
Tweet Narcissus gazes lovingly at his reflectionNumerous articles are written about the narcissistic leader and the abundance thereof.1 Coincidence? Accident? Neither, rather an unintended and inevitable consequence of unrealistic fantasies concerning who and what the leader will be for us.These fantasies stem, in part, from unresolved childhood disappointment, that our parents were neither perfectly suited to meet our needs nor omnipotent.
Bold Because You Can Lead – Humble Because You Did Not Create the Leader
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“Born with talent but raised with humour, humility and good manners.”
The sentence describes Marco Simoncelli in an article by Matt Roberts, BBC Sports blog. Marco died recently in a motorcycle racing accident.
The phrase “with talent, but with humour, humility and good manners” is music to my ears. I wish this kind of music to be associated with leaders and leadership.
Dear Leader: Want Great People? See Great People
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“I know that you would never consider doing _____. Given the options you would take the high road.” said my manager.
The truth is I was thinking about doing _____, but once he instilled in me the vision that I would never and could never do _____, I simply couldn’t. Having been led to the high road, I took it.
He tricked ... Read more »
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…Why We Love to Love Steve Jobs
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Steve Jobs’, the physical being has completed his work here, but his spirit, the iconic Steve Jobs, The Steve, The Apple Man in the black turtle neck, is ours forever.
IconWhat makes The Steve such an iconic figure?
He walked the hero’s journey.
He represents the success we all hope to achieve, not by virtue of his fame, his wealth, his company, but ... Read more »
Leaders Stand When It’s Easier to Sit
TweetA CEO Stands Up
Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz cancelled a speaking engagement that would have given him and Starbucks a lot of visibility – over 1000 in the live audience and 150,000 more across 40 nations, by way of live video broadcast.
For What?
According to change.org, Willow Creek Church in Chicago, host of the Leadership Conference, has a “long anti-gay history” ... Read more »
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