A basic tenant of good leadership is to let go of your dictatorial side, and let the leadership qualities of your followers emerge and be nurtured instead. That makes sense, …
How to Come Back to Work from Vacation: 5 Quick Tips
Some people love work so much they never mind returning from vacation. Good for them. For the rest of us, the return to work after a long weekend or a …
Wow – You’re Different! Recognizing Differences as a Way to Launch Insight
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. ~Audre Lorde Lately I’ve been thinking that it’s not the obvious …
The Problem of Leadership: Behaving All Day Long
Leadership requires a profound understanding of self. The problem with leadership is you have to behave all day long. ~S. Blanchard A friend posted this quote on Facebook last week …
The Integrity Effect: Why Who You Are Matters for CEOs
The most important thing you can do for your business is a strategy that can’t be measured with any metric. It can’t be reflected on a dashboard, reviewed in …
Multi-Generational Mentorship: Three Reasons to Mentor & Be Mentored
Last Friday was my first meeting with a young woman I’ve agreed to mentor professionally. She was prompt and professional and our conversation was polite and fluid. But she made …
How’s Your Mental Hygiene?
The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will. ~William James Have you ever worked with someone …
The Dreaded 8-Letter Word: FEEDBACK
Feedback is a gift. Ideas are the currency of our next success. Let people see you value both feedback and ideas. ~Jim Trinka and Les Wallace Last week was packed …
Driving Enterprise Change: Global Expert to Lead Next Executive Roundtable on Agile Leadership
CHICAGO – Bill Pasmore, a global expert on change management at the top executive level, will lead the Center for Values-Driven Leadership’s (CVDL) next Senior Executive Roundtable, the CVDL announced …