Articles of Faith: Jesus and the Texas Two-Step

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– As the leader of the Linked 2 Leadership Group, I am blessed to get over 150+ people per week joining the L2L group on LinkedIn. [...]

Why Are You Holding Me Back?

 In Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s book, “Out of the Crisis” (think ‘80’s), he said this: “The job of management is not supervision, but leadership. The required transformation of Western style of management requires that managers be leaders.” Leadership Greenhouse As a leader, you have a very big responsibility. In order to be a success [...]

These Shoes Kill My Feet, But They’re SO HOT

I had just finished a chapter of my book and was feeling quite satisfied. You see, I had finally completed the first chapter of my book after nine long months in the making. I had decided to use the example of Zappo’s, my favorite online shoe outlet, as a company that was led by an [...]

Workplace Bullying: The Leader’s Responsibility

Sadly, reported incidents of workplace bullying are on the increase. More and more people at work either are subject to, witness or hear about incidents of workplace bullying. Workplace bullying is where one colleague purposefully targets another colleague for the purposes of harming them psychologically, damaging their reputation or rendering them less able to carry out their workplace [...]

The EU Today: A Constant Stream of Leadership Lessons

Sure, I’m following it. Sort of. But it’s hard.  All this talk about the EU is giving me a dry mouth, the tingles, and a few hot flashes. None of which I can attribute to anything related to the usual tailspin of emotions, or an occasional flux in adrenaline. Us and Them The truth is that [...]

Wu’s Warriors – Waging War Against the Odds

Brutal competition, barbaric bloody battles for market share, an under-staffed and ill-prepared team, limited resources, challenged margins… They all add up to agony, gloom, and despair. But it doesn’t end there. All Roads Lead to… In this case, all roads lead to Fatality! Both in terms of attitude, and in terms of an organization. Sound familiar?  Many [...]

Articles of Faith: Communicate Effectively

—————————————————————————– This post is part of our Sunday Series titled “Articles of Faith.” We investigate leadership lessons from the Bible. See the whole series here. Published only on Sundays. —————————————————————————– I feel each of us would benefit not only ourselves, but all the others in our lives, if we seek to emulate Jesus Christ’s example [...]

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