Leaders Aren’t Perfect

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Kris Krueger

As hard as this may be to believe, even though people will tell you that they don’t expect you to be perfect as a leader, they, in fact, do.  (If not perfect, then pretty darned close to it!) Think back to your first supervisor of any kind.  Did that person lead perfectly?  Or, conversely, did you [...]

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The Sizes and Shapes of Leadership

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Kris Krueger

As someone learning about leadership, you are often asked to describe the characteristics of a good leader and/or the characteristics of a bad leader.  A worthwhile exercise perhaps and one that often gets us focused on several important leadership behaviors.  As you learn more about great leaders and how they led, however, it quickly becomes [...]

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Become Like Little Children

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

It’s a snowy day in Central Ohio (again!); a great day for staying inside and writing.  As I look outside my window, there are two boys sledding and snowboarding on a hill behind my home.  The sledding is going very well, but the boys are really struggling with the snowboard.  It is interesting to me [...]

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Your Door Isn’t Open if No One is Coming In

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Kris Krueger

Regardless of whether or not your company has a formal “open door policy,” most of us have had someone say to us “my door is always open if you want to talk.”  As we have moved into positions of authority, we have perhaps even uttered these words to people that report to or work with [...]

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“Serve,” as in Servant Leader

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Eleanor Biddulph

One of the Merriam-Webster definitions of the word “serve” is as follows: Serve (‘sərv) verb: a) to be of use b) to be favorable, opportune, or convenient c) to be worthy of reliance or trust d) to hold an office: discharge a duty or function As we frame leadership with servanthood, what does this mean? It means that we, as [...]

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Listen to Your Body

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Tom Schulte

For a variety of situations concerning your body’s health and well-being, it is strongly suggested that you listen to your body to tell you what to do. It may tell you one day that you need more rest, while another time it may tell you that you are strong and ready for anything. “Go ahead, [...]

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Is Your Organization Working?

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Scott Archibald

Is change always a good thing?  I am generally in favor of change, but that is usually because something is broken and I believe that the change will fix things. I have learned over the years that if something is working then don’t change it.  This is also true for organizational changes which begs the question of [...]

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