Leadership: Small Actions Big Results
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Recently I heard two different leaders commit two different small actions BIG RESULTS. Let me explain.
Two senior executives, Eric and Matt, are leading a three year initiative called Innovation through Diversity. I’ve been working with them to craft the plan for this change and as a subject matter expert who “pushes the boundaries of [their] thinking.”
Eric and Matt convened the ... 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,
Put Up or Shut Up for Diversity – What Would Rosa Parks Do?
TweetThe story you are about to read is based on real events. The two main characters have asked not to be identified, but everything else is reported as it occurred.
Paul is a well-known professional in his field and a former college football star who turned down an invitation to try out for the Denver Broncos. Nathan, Paul’s nephew, is 23 ... 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.
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 »
NOW LEADERSHIP – The Wave Has Hit Shore – June 2011
TweetNOW Leadership – It’s Both/And Both Hands
The wave has hit shore. What wave? The one we’ve been waiting for; the one we’ve been telling you about. We hope you listened and are NOW in the ready.
This month we are thrilled to share the announcement that Christine Lagarde has been chosen to head of the International Monetary Fund. She ... Read more »
PARADIGM SHIFT and THE PARADOX of POWER
TweetPreamble: As you read this post, please be mindful that I believe both men and women, The Masculine and The Feminine, are required to lead for and into a future we need and one we must pursue. This post, and many others, emphasize The Feminine and women, because it and we have been missing from the leadership equation ... Read more »
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