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Leadership Lessons from the Horse’s Mouth

Christina Haxton — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:08:13 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

Some of the most powerful leadership lessons I’ve experienced have not come from my high school swim coach, my first inspirational boss or any leadership guru at all. One of the first teachers of my most powerful lessons in what makes great leaders great weighed in at just over a thousand pounds, had four legs, [...]

Leading with the Heart— and a Dash of Emotional Intelligence

Meghan M. Biro — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:41:48 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

Business leaders today face an often tough climate in which to succeed. The protracted recession has taken its toll. Where one might expect to find employees ‘grateful to have a job’, as one business owner I consulted with lately said (with a straight face, which I found disheartening), instead I talk to employees who are [...]

Servant Leadership: Now in 3D

Tristan Bishop — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:55:31 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

This post by Tristan Bishop was originally published on his KnowledgeBishop’s Mission blog. A salty tear rolled past the border of my digital 3-D glasses.”It’s a cartoon, dad!” said my incredulous 11-year-old, “why are you CRYING?” The Saturday matinee was a cove of contrast: 400 giggling, wiggling kids: 150 weeping parents, each experiencing Toy Story [...]

May Lead Change Webinar – Fixing Holes with Dr. Anne Perschel

Mike Henry — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:36:40 +0000

Posted in Resources Webinars

The May Webinar is WORK LIFE FLOW: FIXING THE HOLE IN THE CORPORATE SOUL by Anne Perschel of Germane Consulting. The webinar will be held Monday, May 3, 2010 at 11:30 Eastern. Employees, the company, and the community benefit when the whole Self is engaged at work. Over the past several centuries, however, industrialized societies [...]

The Natural – Your Talents Point To Your Strengths

Mike Henry — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:17:24 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

Everyone is “a natural” at something. Think about it. I’m sure you know someone who is naturally gifted, endowed with more of a particular talent. If you’re like me, sometimes you get tempted to envy them. But you’re a natural at some things, too! In Strengths Finder 2.0 [1] Tom Rath used the 34 “themes” [...]

Overcome the 3 Reasons Leaders Fail To Reflect On The Past

Mike Henry — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The more I study leadership, the more a simple truth seems to invade mind: your leadership will improve based on your ability to constructively reflect on your experiences. The quality of your reflection directly affects the quality of your leadership. There are people who seem to naturally lead well. They easily attract followers and motivate [...]