A Leader of Self is Born from Adversity

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ken Jones

Many leaders have overcome challenges that helped shape their character. We hear how adversity prepared them to be strong, confident leaders, able to guide organizations through difficult times. However, we don’t often hear about the rare urban youth who, despite being raised in the midst of a violent, drug-infested environment, decides that he no longer accepts [...]

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Leadership, my Friend, is Blowin’ in the Wind

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Ken Jones

Leadership lessons can be found in almost every area of our culture. While sitting in traffic recently, I was listening to my local Classic Rock station and thinking about various topics, hoping for some inspiration for this article.  As I crept along on I-95, “Already Gone” by The Eagles was playing on the radio.  There [...]

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“We Not Me”… A Leadership Lesson From a 14-Year Old

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Ken Jones

As a father, I find myself constantly rediscovering fundamental leadership principles by simply observing the actions of my teenage daughters. While driving home from a soccer game recently, I glanced over and noticed that my youngest child had written on the back of her hand the letters “WNM” with what appeared to be a Sharpie. [...]

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