Can you have real leadership in a “value vacuum”? What do I mean by that? By that, I mean a leadership context that is devoid of values or morals. In …
The Truly Humble Don’t Know It
Last week was a blur. I spent the entire week in New Orleans at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s (WBENC) Summit & Salute. According to their website, “WBENC’s Summit …
Lincoln – An Uncommon Leader
There is a lot of renewed interest in former presidents theses days. It has been said that THE greatest job in the world is the job of being the former …
Accidental Leadership
There was a famous novel written in 1985 that became an Academy award winning movie in 1988. (The Academy was won in 1989, but who is that picky?) It was …
How to Recognize True Success
Last week I refreshed an article that I wrote several years ago about leadership failure. And, as promised, here is the follow-up dealing with leadership success. Whenever you write an …
The Persistent Pursuit of Leadership – Baidu
There are many things that we take for granted in life. “Google” is probably high on that list. At least it was for me. That was until I took my …
The Tough Questions
This is the time of year when many of us as leaders are “asking the tough questions” about our organizations. It is the time of year when we seek to …
Thought Leadership
I am prepared for some potential backlash from my topic today. The article title may indicate a preconceived notion about thought leadership. But, in reality, I have not already made …
Be Teachable
They are called “Teachable Moments” and we assume that we are the “teacher” in those moments. But, have you ever considered that you might be the one in need of …
Knowing Your Place
It was the last night of my stay at the very luxurious Ritz-Carlton in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Apparently someone had alerted the General Manager that I would be leaving very …