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Fear Factor is a Game for Great Leaders

Kaity Nakagoshi — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:06:57 +0000

Whether you’re male or female, big or small, young or old, it is almost guaranteed that you’re afraid of something. In fact, you probably wouldn’t admit to some of your fears and may not even be aware of others. Spiders, cockroaches, snakes, sharks, heights, the dark, small spaces, clowns, the boogeyman, ghosts – just a [...]

Playing the Game and Finishing Well

Mike Henry — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:30:19 +0000

Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development

http://michaelhyatt.com/leaders-and-the-game-of-life.html

Check out this great post by one of our fellow instigators, Angela Bisignano, Ph.D.. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology and an M.S. in ministry. She works as a leadership and life consultant. Her guest post over on Michael Hyatt’s blog is titled Leaders and the Game of Life. It’s about the need for [...]

Causing a Flap

Deborah Costello — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:00:57 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

A long time ago, say 500 BCish, there was a mathematical society known as the Pythagoreans, with Pythagorus (of Pythagorean Theorem fame) as the front man. The society was a combination of intellectual study and religious belief and most people of the time really didn’t understand much about their ideas. The impact of this work [...]

Obvious Signs of Wise Leadership

Mike Henry — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

http://12most.com/2011/10/12/12-obvious-signs-wise-leader/

Our own Tristan Bishop (@Knowledgebishop) wrote a great post over at 12 Most titled the 12 Most Obvious Signs of a Wise Leader. Tristan makes some interesting observations including being a model (#4), being principled (#7) and listening (#10). Many have a hint of balance too. Drop over there and take a look at the [...]

Speak Your Truth To Power

Dana Theus — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:13:37 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

What we love in childhood often comes back to us with an “ah-ha!” weaving a tighter pattern when we look back over the tapestry of our life and finally see where that pretty colorful thread we once played with has lead us in maturity. Reflective leaders usually have many such stories at play in their [...]

Faith, Football, and the Future

Deborah Costello — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:01:47 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

“Aw man… don’t call a time out. Coach, are you a moron?” This one sentence, shouted from the stands at my son’s football game last weekend froze me. I was suddenly ill at my core. We were down 22-0, but I couldn’t believe it. Were the fans actually attacking our coach during the game? Who [...]

10 Management Lessons from Harry Potter

Leigh Steere — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:04:44 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

To conclude this summer’s Harry Potter mania, it seems fitting to study the HR implications of J.K. Rowling’s seven volumes. Her novels explore human nature, communication dynamics, moral dilemmas, and social issues, so why not use them as a source of business inspiration?

Accepting the Tension Between Vision and Reality

Chery Gegelman — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:10:31 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

Earlier this week I was visiting with another Lead Change Contributing Author and Entrepreneur, Shawn Murphy (@shawmu & LeadChange profile). Our conversation quickly reminded each of us that we are not alone as we experience some natural tension between our vision and our reality: How do you balance faith and ownership? When do you seek [...]

Heroes and Leadership – Lisa Petrilli

Mike Henry — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:32:41 +0000

Posted in Best of Blogs Series Leadership Development

http://www.lisapetrilli.com/2011/07/25/leadership-lessons-from-heroes-the-bravest-of-men/

Lisa Petrilli (@LisaPetrilli), CEO of C-Level Strategies shared a blog post this morning about her experience listening to speeches by two Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer Michael Thornton and retired U.S. Army Corporal Rodolfo Hernandez. Take a minute and make note of the quotes in the post. Take another minute [...]

It Takes Courage And Character To Unify People

Don Shapiro — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:05:13 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

In the 6th century BC, Aesop told a fable about the Lion and The Four Oxen. A lion used to prowl around a field where four oxen dwelled. Many times he would try to eat them but whenever he approached the four oxen would back their tales up to each other with their bodies pointed [...]