Adaptive and Agile Leadership
So many of the world’s problems, and the issues that organizations, businesses, and people face every day can seem intractable and unsolvable. Leadership consultants Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow and Marty …
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 …
How to Recognize Epic Failures
I have had a few “epic” failures in my lifetime. Some were more memorable than others. Some were quiet failures. Some were fairly public failures. You have probably had some …
Ignorant or Oblivious Leaders
Did you have a chance yet to read my article on the importance of “thinking” from last week? If not, I think it is well worth the few moments to …
Thoughts on Thinkers
I don’t know very many folks who don’t know the cliché, “Ignorance is bliss.” But I am wondering today just how many know where the phrase comes. It comes from …
Comparing Leaders of the Past and the Present
One of the questions and conversations that arise from time to time in my circle of influence is about leaders today and leaders from the past. Recently, I had a …
Leadership Lessons from Tidying Up
Like many of you, I am still trying to work out some of the finer details from the goal setting that is so much a part of this time of …
Leaders and Conflict
I have been thinking a lot lately about conflict and conflict resolution. I think we can all agree that some level of conflict is unavoidable. However, how we face it …
Do You Know Where You Are?
And, perhaps more importantly, do you know for sure what it is exactly that “got you here?”. Such is the dilemma that so many leaders and organizations face. They have …
An Interesting Use of a Word
I think I need to think about this one. I think I may need to write about it as well.