I agree with you that alliances are key for leaders. As I said in my last blog post, which coincidentally was also on relationship building, “Relationship building is one of the most important leadership activity […]

Hi Susan, Great article! As you and others have mentioned, the pauses are important, not only to give people time to respond, but also because all of us need to learn to reflect a bit more before we speak. What I have noticed working with groups is that as people learn to dialogue better, and [...]

Susan, you have touch on a subject that I also struggle with. The above comments show that there are others with similar thoughts and struggles. I think a contributor to the “oversimplification” trend is the […]

Hi Monica. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! You say that leadership is “an everyday, creative, constructive practice where you become increasingly aware of how you influence others with your actions, the ideas […]

Great discussion. And as always, everybody’s contribution and diversity of thought enriches the topic. Just want to add a small idea to the thoughts about “followers” making you a leader. Some times it is not […]