Can an Everyday Joe/Jane Become a Great Leader?

Can an Everyday Joe/Jane Become a Great Leader?

Is a leader born or made? Yes.  Becoming a great leader means getting in touch with your human frailties as well as your strengths.  It means breakdowns and breakthroughs. Breakdowns can and often do lead to breakthroughs. First you have to face the tiger. To use...

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Can an Everyday Joe/Jane Become a Great Leader?

Can an Everyday Joe/Jane Become a Great Leader?

Is a leader born or made? Yes.  Becoming a great leader means getting in touch with your human frailties as well as your strengths.  It means breakdowns and breakthroughs. Breakdowns can and often do lead to breakthroughs. First you have to face the tiger. To use...

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How Can Leaders Earn Your Trust?

How Can Leaders Earn Your Trust?

Do you choose to work at a company because of exceptional leadership and trust in an individual or team?  Maybe you attend a particular church because of the minister and their leadership in the area of spirituality.  You might have joined a nonprofit because the...

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Conscious Leadership:  The Triple Bottom Line

Conscious Leadership: The Triple Bottom Line

A study of thirty-two sustainability leaders and change agents were the subject of a Ph.D. candidate, Barrett Chapman Brown. The study is called “Conscious leadership for sustainability: How leaders with late-stage action logics design and engage in sustainability...

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Conversations that Inspire Teams

Conversations that Inspire Teams

As team members, we like to be inspired, yet it doesn’t take much to uninspired us. What is NOT inspiring your team? He said/she said. When WIIFM (what’s in it for me) overtakes the common mission. The blame game. Responsibility without authority Authority without...

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Executive Excellence: 8 Titles that Inspire

Executive Excellence: 8 Titles that Inspire

Executive excellence is examined regularly in publications of all kinds. Some stand out because they cut to the chase on an essential ingredient that will not be ignored. I selected these book titles because they contribute directly to executive excellence.  See if...

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Do You Resist Collaboration?

Do You Resist Collaboration?

Can you admit it?  It's okay, you are not alone. Many people resist collaboration with colleagues. I find my preference for collaboration increasing. We have so much to consider in business today, going it alone isn’t very wise! Collaborative accountability is...

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