I had a chance to play a round of golf last Friday with a couple of friends. But there was another person to join the round of golf — a …
Proof of Leadership
It is easy to look like a leader when everything is going well. I think we can make the argument that everything is not going well. We are living in …
Don’t Be Afraid To Look Funny
I am putting the final touches on a manuscript. One of the tasks given to me by my editor is to chase down a quote that I plan to use …
What Does a Leader Say?
What does Mimi always say? That was the question that we asked our youngest grandchild as we were sitting around the dining room table yesterday afternoon. For those of you …
Leadership Lessons from a Kid and a Kite
Even as we were engaged in the activity yesterday afternoon, I could feel the inspiration for this article welling up inside of me. And as I stand at my desk …
What Does Leadership Feel Like?
I just couldn’t resist one more article in this series. This last one will deal with how leadership feels — both for the leader and the follower. Maybe it is …
What Does Leadership Sound Like?
Wow! The feedback that I received from so many of you about the “look” of leadership was amazing. And, even if I had not already planned today’s article as a …
What Does Leadership Look Like?
Have you ever done a Google image search for the word “leader?” If you have, you’ve probably noticed a lot of mountain climbing, pointing, flag carrying, and little stick …
Improving My Leadership Vision
My oldest grandson got glasses for the first time this week. It was really fun to observe him seeing the world around him more clearly and more vivid than ever …
Blind Spots — We all have them
Blind spots. We all have them. Yes, even YOU have them. For many of us, these blind spots are related to those traits or behaviors of those that we hold …