In my new favorite book titled Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon, one of the chapters is about complaining. The chapter “Quit Picking Fights and Go Make Something.” regards a quote his wife told him one night when he was up late on Twitter trying to » Read More
I grew up in rural North Dakota and would occasionally see movies about events that are a part of our history but were not a part of my reality: Movies about the civil rights movement or the Holocaust. Watching those movies would instantly trigger my adrenalin, raise my heart-rate and make every cell in my » Read More
Today’s Smartblog on Leadership post is by Leigh Steere, co-founder of Managing People Better. She discusses racism and 8 Ways to Help End Workplace Prejudice: “Each of us needs to do a frank self-assessment and come up with a personal action plan for becoming more sensitive. Your organizational success depends on embracing employee talent and » Read More
In recent years, eco-savvy consumers have driven up the demand for sustainably sourced products and services. Business leaders looking to secure the most reputable triple bottom line performance ratings need skilled sustainability leaders. These leaders need to provide the high profile results necessary to drive business growth in an increasingly eco-conscious global marketplace. While education » Read More
Today’s SmartBlog on Leadership post is by Monica Diaz, author of “Otheresteem: Regaining the Power to Value Others.” “Powerful listening as well as total presence have long been underestimated as central to a leader’s ability to affect change. It’s time to change this, to use active listening skills and insights to widen perspectives and remain » Read More
Traditionally, leadership has been defined by the existence of followers. If followers exist, you’re a leader. Or at least that’s how it’s been traditionally understood. However, if that’s the case, if we all become leaders, do we all cease being leaders because we have no followers? Is a leader someone who can “get” others to » Read More
Today’s SmartBlog on Leadership post, 5 Steps to Becoming More Interesting – and a Better Leader is by Mike Myatt, a leadership adviser to CEOs and boards, author of “Leadership Matters,” a Forbes contributor, and is managing director at N2growth, where he authors the N2growth Blog. “Smart leaders have long understood the key to relevance » Read More
I recently sat down and created a list of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned so far, in life and in leadership. Seven of those lessons stand out as lessons that are critically important to share: Your calling can become your idol if you let it. Without a vision people and organizations really do perish. » Read More
“The language we use to communicate with one another is like a knife. In the hands of a careful and skilled surgeon, a knife can work to do great good. But in the hands of a careless or ignorant person a knife can cause great harm.” ~author unknown **Author’s note. This post is about language » Read More
Welcome to the March 4th, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival Going Green Edition. Nope, it’s not sustainable, organic, or renewable….. not that green. It’s the wearing of the green to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day this month!
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