Leaders: Steps to Making an Ethical Decision

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Frank Bucaro

Moral Development and Leadership? What a concept! We all make decisions constantly. We decide what to wear, what to eat, whether to answer the phone, which route to take to work, and so on. We’re used to making decisions. But the really tough decisions are those where there’s right and wrong on both sides, or [...]

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On Leadership and Learning Executive Presence

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Tom Schulte

As a professional speaker and facilitator of leadership development workshops, I often get the chance to be in front of leaders to help them fine-tune their personal leadership effectiveness in my workshops called “Leadership PowerLabs.”   My goal is to make leaders more powerful in their day-to-day interactions. I get to see how a lot [...]

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Articles of Faith: Tools of the Trade

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Chadwick Taylor

—————————————————————————– 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. —————————————————————————– Have you ever felt that you were overwhelmed with a task?  Did you feel that you were not properly prepared?  Did you look up to that [...]

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Your Best Single Piece of Leadership Advice

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dr. Merlin Switzer

What is the single most important advice you would offer a person new to leadership? Big Question How would you respond to this question: “If you were assigned to mentor a person new to leadership and could only share one thing with them to help them be most effective, what advice would you give them?” [...]

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Go Back, To Go Forward

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Andy Uskavitch

“Take a step back to go forward? Are you nuts?” Well . . . that’s beside the point. But I am serious. It’s a Directional Thing Sometimes you have to go backward to go forward. And good leaders realize this. How many times have you been driving your car someplace and suddenly realized that you [...]

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The Three Hardest Words for Leaders to Say

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Dr. Merlin Switzer

As leaders, we all know the importance of setting a good example. Posner and Kouzes, in The Leadership Challenge, refer to it as Model the Way. It’s one of the five fundamental practices of exemplary leadership. It obviously makes sense to set a good example. Why, then, is it hard to admit a mistake? After [...]

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Finding the Leader Within

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Tom Cocklereece, DMin, LBCT

A friend of mine is a successful businessman and entrepreneur who also serves as a board member of a non-profit community organization. On the board, Rob (not his real name) often offers insightful comments and good advice that matches his good business sense. Yet when asked to serve as a board officer, Rob quotes the [...]

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