The Leader’s Search for Self, Meaning and Spirit

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Doug Ramsey

DEEP PRESENCE LEADERSHIP: The Leader’s Search for Self, Meaning and Spirit “If there is no transformation inside each of us, all the structural change in the world will have no impact on our institutions.” ~Peter Block Type of Leadership There are many ways to approach the subject of Leadership Development.  It’s much like the story [...]

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3 Easy Steps to Stop the Organizational Stupid

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Anil Saxena

Do you ever wonder if we are in the age of corporate insanity? Have we gotten to the point of no return toward logic and reality? Have we just given in to learned helplessness? Einstein said that the definition of insanity was trying the same thing over an over again and expecting a different result. [...]

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Developing People: A Key to Eliciting Excellence

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Michael Beck

As leaders, it is important to understand yourself well. It is also essential to know who you are as a person and who you are as a leader. Knowing Thy Self It is from this point of knowing your self that you can look beyond the boundaries of your own knowledge, experience, and expertise and see [...]

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On Leadership, Corruption, and The Empire of the Heart

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Timothy R. Clark

The United States is more corrupt than Japan, Britain, Australia, Germany, and the Scandinavian nations. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, the US ranks 22 out of 181 countries. You might take consolation in the fact that America is not endemically corrupt, not a broken society, not an un-drainable swamp, as are many nations [...]

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Dropping the Leadership F-Bomb

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

He said this: “…I am a “Jerk.” … except, he actually didn’t say the word “jerk.” This man said the off-color seven-letter word that begins with an “@$$” and ends with you wondering how to pleasantly excuse yourself from the room so you don’t have to listen to anymore of his madness… No, I’m not talking [...]

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Leadership: The Difference Between Quilts and Puzzles

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Dr. Hampton Hopkins

A recent visit to a quilt show at a regional festival reminded me of an old saying “when life throws you scraps, make a quilt.” This implies such a positive, can-do attitude. While I have never made a quilt, I do understand the commitment, creativity, and passion within each beautiful mosaic of fabric and thread. [...]

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The Era of “Effective Immediately”

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Christa Dhimo

Never has the figurative sense of two words meant so much more than the literally sense as “Effective Immediately.” (OK, I’ll concede that “I Do” is also up there in the two-worder club). Google It I just Googled “Effective Immediately.” Yikes.  I didn’t do the math, and I wouldn’t say that I performed any scientifically [...]

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