Doug Conant, former CEO, Campbell Soup, said it many times, and he did again in a recent interview: “Successful leaders should treat their leadership as a craft to be carefully honed and ever improving.” Leadership as a craft is an interesting attitude to adopt. Leaders need to continue to grow and develop because times change, » Read More
We can hope that what is happening in Washington, D.C. over the past decade is not a mirror of what is happening in organizations around the country and world. The environment though sets up a key leadership question: As a leader, is compromise a strength or weakness? To ensure we are on the same page » Read More
Karin Hurt challenged us to think about vision and values the past month. In the Lead Change Google+ group, we asked the question: Which comes first: Organizational Values or Personal Values? Here are some snippets of the responses: Sonja M. Lauterbach: Upon my experience, they should match. Joy Guthrie: When personal values don’t match up » Read More
We are hyper-connected today, and there are real metrics to showcase. Just look at the counts. Whether it is connections in LinkedIn, people in Google+ circles, followers in Twitter, or likes in Facebook, there are numbers to track. Dig below the surface though. Do we find collaboration in those connections? It is a question I » Read More
Growing up on the plains of South Dakota, the month of August rolled in as a transition time. Our summer was nearly over and the routines of school would once again be upon us. The days were hotter than the usual summer days yet the promise of cooler weather was in reach. During the days » Read More
Yes. If change was easy, we would all do it. Standing still will not move us forward. Limiting our learning will not create a growth mindset. Change is required. It just isn’t always easy to do. A few weeks ago in the Lead Change Google+ Community, the question of the week was: “For you personally, » Read More
In the Lead Change Google+ community, we host a Question of the Week. It is a time for people to stop, think, write, and exchange ideas and insights. It is an amazing community thing! A recent question was: “In looking back, which teacher or professor made the biggest difference or impact in your life? It » Read More
Last week, we had our monthly luncheon in Dallas. Although we call it Authentic Leadership Dallas, Lead Change is the rallying and centering organization for our gathering. It is the principles of character-based leadership that bring us together, and it is the efforts of Mike Henry and others joining together to make things work in » Read More
Collaboration is the new way to work. Walls are being removed and collaboration points are being designed into workplaces. Though collaboration isn’t new, it is being revived. In a world of extreme connectedness, collaboration is rising as a strategic and practical way to gain a competitive advantage. At the core of collaboration is trust. Without » Read More
We are entering the time of commencement speeches. Some may go viral while others will evaporate as soon as the words are spoken. It is an important time, nonetheless, as a younger generation enters the next phase of their life and leadership path. Read more here on SmartBlog.
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