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 …
Are You Emotionally Elite?
Emotional Intelligence coaching has played a very significant role in my overall leadership development process. I am always looking for new information and new research in this area. Often, I …
Butler to the Great
His name was Eduardo. He told me to call him “Eddie”. He was from the Philippines but he left after Ferdinand Marcos was deposed in February of 1986. I met Eddie …
Leadership As Helping
Everyone needs some help with something. Some people need money; others need wisdom; still others just need a chance. You know what I mean, because right now if you were …
Motivation and the Greater Good
I want to take a moment to examine the heart, character, inner thoughts and motives of one who desires to lead. This is a helpful practice that we each ought …
Livin’ for the moment . . .
I’m just livin’ for the moment . . . How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said that? One of the definitions that I found …
How Does a Leader Motivate?
In life, it doesn’t matter where you’re coming from. What is important is this: Where are you going and how are you going to get there? Aside from what you …
Leading With Humility
We have just experienced a bit of a momentous election here in the U.S. And we are seeing changes in the upcoming Congress such as have not been seen …
Why Would Anyone Want To Be Led By You? Or Me?
The year is nearly over. Many leaders and leadership teams are taking their annual step back to do a deep-dive assessment of their organization’s progress against the goals and …
How to Love at Work and Not Feel Totally Awkward
(This is a guest post from Rodney Mills, a leadership coach and speaker and close friend of Leadership Voices. You can read the original post on his blog or find …