Hey Leaders: Are You Pushing or Pulling?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by C.K. Brechin

Recently, as I was looking for inspiring quotes on leadership, I found this gem and it resonated with me. “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” ~ John Buchan On Pushing or Pulling I had been focusing my efforts on a marketing [...]

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Why We Fake Authentic Leadership and How to Stop

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ginny Whitelaw

Authentic leadership may seem like a no-brainer. But is it this simple? We probably think: “Of course we want to BE THIS; we want to FOLLOW THIS; we want NOTHING BUT THIS in leadership. Easy Peasy From works like Kevin Cashman’s Leadership from the Inside Out, or Bill George’s, True North, we’ve had excellent ways to talk [...]

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Leaders: Strategy is Static, But Vision is Viral

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Tom Cocklereece, DMin, LBCT

What is more important for a true leader to understand, use, and spread: Tactility or Vision? A recent article by Mark Federman on Linked 2 Leadership titled “Honest Leadership: The End of “Vision” drew my attention. At the outset, it must be said that he introduced me to a new dimension of strategy planning…that of tactility. Tactility [...]

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Lazy Leaders: Get Off Your Pedestal

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cheryl Dilley

Whether leaders put themselves on a pedestal or the employees who work for them do, the pedestal is a wobbly place to be especially when the ground shakes beneath it. I recently interviewed for a position in our Executive Leadership Development organization.  The interviewer, a person I’ve known for some time and greatly respect, had some of [...]

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Why is Leadership So Difficult?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by C.K. Brechin

I’ve had the pleasure of being on vacation in a warm destination for the past ten days and have spent many hours lounging by the pool with one eye on my son and one ear eavesdropping on many conversations. I’m always curious about people’s complaints about their work environments, especially about their leaders. Nothing beats [...]

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Mindful Leader: Know and Heal Thyself

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Rosaria (Ria) Hawkins, Ph.D.

I have had a spate of recurrent dreams. They have been a bit turbulent and unsettling. But this has been my subconscious life. It has been like I go to sleep to find that I am a shiny ball inside a pinball machine getting batted back and forth. On Dreams on Turbulence The main story line is this: I’m [...]

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How Leaders Can Develop Self-Worth

Posted on March 6, 2012 by LaRae Quy

Self-worth can be defined as understanding ourselves as “authentically strong.” We are talking about insight that gives us access to the real power that resides in each one of us—not something that is given to us by others.

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