I had a chance to conduct a brief interview with our own Lisa Petrilli (LCG Author Profile, Twitter, Linkedin, Google+) CEO of C Level Strategies. In case you haven’t heard, her new e-book launched this week. It’s titled The Introvert’s Guide to Success in Business and Leadership. At the end of the post, you can » Read More
5 Reasons Curious Leadership Will Strengthen Your Organization: Exploring fills you with a sense of adventure, learning how things work and why they work that way makes your every cell in your body dance! In your explorations, you turn things over and look underneath them. You dig in the dirt and examine everything you find. Squiggly things » Read More
If you are a character-based leader you will strive to be the best you can be. You will be leading with integrity, and courage and regard to others. You will be after a noble cause or at the very least a noble way to reach your objectives. You will feel committed and responsible for the » Read More
There is an intrinsic reward that is received by the giver. We all know this is true. When you help someone who can’t possibly repay you, an immeasurable benefit, almost a force, provides benefit back to you. It may not come at the same time or in a specific sequence. Sometimes your good fortune or » Read More
This series on inspiration just keeps going and going. Here’s a third post. Who knows how long I can go with this? Have you chosen to inspire people. Leaders inspire. Did you accept the thought I reported in the previous post that Simon Sinek stated that there are only two ways to get someone to » Read More
Linchpin is a fairly important recent book by Seth Godin. Most of the concepts in the book aren’t new and have been presented in many other books including The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn. Many times the way the author makes a point or the current state of the economy may serve to add impact » Read More
Have you ever witnessed a miracle? It isn’t every day that a planet is formed or a spaceship lands in Mississippi or someone walks on water. But I’ve started asking people that question. I don’t have a lot of results in yet, but there are only about 4 different answers you can give: never, once, » Read More
Maybe it’s time we started a little global warming. Oh, I’m not talking about the planet’s surface temperature. I’m talking about a different kind of warmth. When people know one another and share a mutual appreciation, there is said to be a warmth between them. When those people actually work together to make a positive » Read More
“If people are going to do their best, they must be internally motivated” – Kouzes & Posner Leadership Challenge 4th Edition Real success in energizing an organization or a community or a tribe comes from a shared vision and spontaneous motivation. By “spontaneous” I mean “controlled and directed internally,” and “produced without being planted or » Read More
Character-based leadership creates energy. Character-based leaders lead out of who they are rather than their position. They don’t manipulate; they inspire. Their character, personality, gifts, values, beliefs and behaviors communicate to the whole team and other stakeholders that they are part of the team. They share the goals and objectives of the team and serve » Read More
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