Big Ideas or Jellyfish?
Photo by seemann, Available at www.morguefile.com What is the core function of leadership? This question has produced many debates, a...
View ArticleDemonstrating Humility to Followers
Photo by click. Available at morguefile.com. Since Robert Greenleaf popularized the idea of servant leadership in the 70s, a lot...
View ArticleHumility in an Age of Arrogance
Photo by Michiel Jelijs. Available at Flickr.com. In a day when arrogance is elevated to a virtue and celebrity image...
View ArticleLeadership Ingredients
Photo by Author Lap swimming isn’t for everyone. To some, it’s monotonous. To others, who can’t swim, it’s dangerous. For...
View ArticleDealing With Disagreement
Photo by Mike Baird. Available at flickr.com. Despite Benjamin Franklin’s saying about death and taxes, there are many other things...
View ArticleWarriors and Stewards
Photo by Scott SM. Available at flickr.com. Long before there was the country of China, there was the Qin Dynasty....
View Article5 Leadership Tidbits
Photo by ellencanderson. Available at Flickr.com. Today, I bring you five quick tidbits about various leadership topics. One is about...
View ArticleI Surrender!
At 2:49pm, on Monday, April 15, 2013, two explosions changed the lives of hundreds of people in an instant. Three...
View ArticleThe Humble Leader
Have you ever wondered at why we humans have this tendency to dislike the very things that are for our...
View ArticleTomb Raider
Exotic forests. Ruins. Monkeys. Unknown dangers. Treasure… This is the stuff of legends. Mystery. Adventure. Indiana Jones. If you’re like...
View ArticleWhat’s Christmas Got To Do With Leadership?
Please resist the urge to think this is yet another typical Christmas message. I’m not going to recount the birth...
View ArticleBurned by the Truth
Have you ever been burned by the truth? You probably realize this, but you can be burned by the truth...
View ArticleDraw A Circle
Born Yesterday is one of my favorite oldie-films. Made in 1950, and starring Judy Holliday and William Holden, it is...
View Article7 Qualities of the Best Leaders
For several months, I’ve had a Post-It note on my desk. At first, all it said was, “The Best...
View ArticleInvisible (but critical) Ingredients
Are you a cook? A baker? A chef? Or, like me, simply a lover of great food? Some of you...
View ArticleObstruction Permits
Do you have an obstruction permit? Do you have a permit to get in the way, block the normal flow...
View ArticleTraffic Light Leadership
The traffic light. An electronic, three-colored sign that exerts no physical control over any person. No traffic light has ever...
View ArticleLessons from a Transparent Bridge
Do you get a little queasy feeling when you’re on the edge of a cliff, or a high pedestrian bridge...
View ArticleWhy Others Frustrate You
Argh! I hate it when… he does that. When she says that. When he forgets to do that. When she...
View ArticleThe Danger of Excellence
It feels great to be good at something! When you do your “thing,” you get a real sense of accomplishment...
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