On Leadership, Being Right or Just Making it Right

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Lucas McAlpin

It took me a couple of years of being a leader to get to the point of maturity where I could readily admit this humble truth about “being right”: It just doesn’t matter who is right (my company or the customer). On Being Right To get to this point, I had to ask myself: Was [...]

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Hey Leaders: Age Is Just a Number

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jordan Guernsey

Great leaders come from all stripes of life. People who grew up impoverished and people who’ve lived life in the lap of luxury can both make strong leaders. People as different as Steve Jobs and Mahatma Gandhi have led others successfully, with very potent results. A Case for Diversity The world has seen its share [...]

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5 Ways A Sports Mentality Helps Leaders

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

Many of the analogies used in business refer to sports in some way. Indeed, many of the attributes needed to be successful in business are shared with team sports. Whether or not you have played sports, there are several ways that effective sports strategies can be applied directly to your role as a business leader. [...]

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On Leadership, Habits and Approachability

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Debra Olejownik

Are you approachable? Or have you unwittingly locked yourself into comfortable patterns and habits that are making you boring and impersonal?  If you have, then it might be time to change! Your future may depend on it… Change on a Personal Level Fixed habits are hard to break.  Our habitual nature causes us to be fixed, [...]

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6 Steps to Sustainable Leadership: Feedback Mechanisms

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Al Gonzalez

Have you ever heard anything like this at your office or workplace: “How dare Roberto tell ME that I could do better? He just wants to get all the credit and attention after we do all the work!  He actually left Rosita out of our meeting yesterday!  Wait until I tell her about this, she [...]

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Leaders: What Ever Happened to Excuse Me?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Anil Saxena

What happened to polite people? It seems that over the years, people have continuously treated people worse. Rudeness and incivility affect people in a deeper level, and especially affect their performance in the workplace. A recent incident of “over-the-top rudeness” made me relate rudeness and incivility to not only strangers in public, but between coworkers. [...]

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On Leadership, Cheating and Sex Scandals

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Lee Ellis

Have you noticed the disconnect? Everyone thinks they have high ethics and honorable behavior, yet the headlines seem to indicate that our society has big problems in living and leading with honor.  Shocking Headlines GSA, Secret Service, John Edwards, Teachers Cheating! What’s Up, Doc?  Recently, there has been an avalanche of horror stories from government [...]

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