http://germaneconsulting.com Developing Business Excellence through the Art and Science of Psychology Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:24:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin, an enormously readable biography of Abraham Lincoln, is also a seminal treatise on leadership and a must-read for all who lead or aspire to do so.  By way of numerous examples the book highlights four essential leadership characteristics: a balance of confidence and humility; command of one's ego; an ... http://germaneconsulting.com/2008/07/leadership-reading-list/ Put a Coach in Your Corner:  For Aspiring Women Leaders While the beauty and effectiveness of leadership coaching lies largely in its individualized approach, sometimes a client presents me with an issue or dilemma that many others share.  So I have developed "Put A Coach in Your Corner" as a way to make solutions available ... http://germaneconsulting.com/2008/04/40/ Published in Harvard Business Review In Feb. 2008 Harvard Business Review  published my response to the September 2007 article, Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership.  Excerpts from this response appear below. Most legendary tales that serve as guides for leadership are male oriented.  Women and their mentors need to find or create, ... http://germaneconsulting.com/2008/02/dorothy-of-oz-as-the-quintessential-transformational-leader-published-in-harvard-business-review/ Regardless of how they name it, leadership experts are calling for transformational leadership -"the ability to engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality"  (Burns, 1978).  Few, however, directly identify the cornerstone of transformational leadership - ego development.   In ... http://germaneconsulting.com/2008/01/transformational-leadership-and-ego-development/ A 2007 study by Harvard University  concludes that there is a leadership crisis in the United States.  In addition the majority of those surveyed believe the country "would be better off if we had more women in leadership roles."  Consider the following findings from this nation-wide survey: Over 75% believe there is a leadership crisis and have little confidence ... http://germaneconsulting.com/2007/12/americas-leadership-crisis-how-women-can-help/