Imperfect leadership
Posted in Leadership Developmenthttp://smartblogs.com/leadership/2012/12/20/imperfect-leadership/Do you compare? Do you let others force you to make judgments about yourself. Do you tend to consider...
View ArticleLeadership Lessons From an American Revolution General
Posted in Character Based Leader BookLeadership Development I just finished a book titled, “Henry Knox, Visionary General of the American Revolution.” (Puls, 2008) If you will allow, here are a few...
View ArticleThe Secret Ingredient of Brilliant Leaders and Managers
Posted in Leadership Developmenthttp://www.peoplediscovery.co.uk/2012/11/29/the-secret-ingredient-of-brilliant-leaders-and-managers/I have only come across a handful of brilliant leaders and managers...
View ArticleCivility: The New Employee Attraction and Retention Strategy
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentLight Your WorldValue CreationWorkplace IssuesWorkplace attractiveness is an optimistic attitude or a positive emotion an individual has towards an organization...
View ArticleInvitation 2013: Will you choose to lead from who YOU are?
Posted in Light Your WorldSelf LeadershipImagine: What it would be like to grow up in a family that is always behind on their bills. To live in a home that could be featured on the television program...
View ArticleThree R’s in the New Era of Responsibility
Posted in Community InvolvementSelf LeadershipIt is time for a new era of responsibility, in life, in leadership, in hope for human kind. There will be three aspects of responsibility in this new era:...
View ArticleTop Quotes On Leadership From Mike Henry
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentLight Your WorldSelf LeadershipIf you’re familiar with LeadChange Group, then you’re familiar with the name Mike Henry. Mike is more than just the founder of LeadChange...
View ArticleThe Plurality Myth – Origins of Lead Change Group Part 5
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis is the fifth part of a series on the origins of the Lead Change Group based on one of the key books that inspired me to take action: Tribes by Seth Godin. For links...
View ArticleRespect in a New Era of Responsibility
Posted in Self LeadershipRecent events in the news indicate a need for a new era of responsibility. Lance Armstrong is the latest hero to have fallen in the public arena. In his television interview...
View ArticleHow to Be Wrong – Origins of Lead Change Group Part 6
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentHave you ever choked? I’m not talking about dinner. Choking is a performance analogy. I’ve been fortunate to play Pebble Beach Golf Links. In the golf world, it’s about...
View ArticleRestraint in a New Era of Responsibility
Posted in Change ManagementSelf LeadershipThe tragic wake of the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School started in Newtown, Connecticut, but rushed over the rest of the nation as story after story in...
View ArticleFollow by Example
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipPicture the best follower you have ever known. Was this person in possession of any of these traits? Knew their stuff. Had drive and determination. Was...
View ArticleThree Years of Lead Change Group
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThank you for reading this post and any other post published on this blog. Just over three years ago, 15 people from 3 countries got together in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida...
View ArticleGuest Posting for Lead Change Group
Posted in Self LeadershipAbout once a week, I get a request to guest post on the Lead Change Group website. You may have decided to read this post because you’ve considered the very same idea, or I may...
View ArticleWhen Trust is Broken – Lessons Learned
Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentTeam DynamicsWhen it comes to people working for my company, I made a promise when I first started to be true to myself and my values and to model...
View ArticleBook Review: The Character-Based Leader
Posted in Character Based Leader Bookhttp://surviveyourpromotion.com/2013/04/10/book-review-the-character-based-leader/I recently read The Character-Based Leader – a great book written by a number of...
View ArticleBuild a team of superheroes
Posted in SmartBlog for Leadershiphttp://smartblogs.com/leadership/2013/04/11/build-a-team-of-superheroes/One of my favorite topics is character-based leadership, or leading from who you are rather...
View ArticleErrors and Deviants – Origins of Lead Change Group Part 9
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThis is part 9 of a series on the history of the Lead Change Group outlined by examining the book Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us by Seth Godin. For links to all the...
View ArticleLeading Like Rickey
Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipThe movie 42 tells the story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier to become the first African American man to play Major...
View ArticleThe Forces of Mediocrity – Origins of Lead Change Part 10
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentRemarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. Seth Godin, Tribes Our world is marked by a pull to the ordinary. Anything exceptional looks...
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