How to Know if You’re a Leader or Not
What makes somebody a leader? Is it a position or a title? Is it the nameplate on the door or maybe a spot towards the top of the organizational flow …
Strongest Following – Weakest Followers
Is your strongest following from your weakest followers? If so, what does that say about your leadership abilities or style? Well, you say, “I don’t know.” “What do you mean …
Leadership Lessons from the Battle of Shiloh
What if we just pressed on a little farther? That is the question that haunted the generals of the Confederate Army after the Battle of Shiloh. As I noted last …
Leading in the Midst of Turmoil
What should you do if you find yourself the leader in the midst of turmoil? There are difficulties in life, in the home, in the workplace, yes, even in society. …
The Hike to One Tree Hill
Just having a compass doesn’t really make you a leader. This realization came to me while watching my oldest grandson on a hike yesterday. We were visiting the beautiful Shelburne …
Why I Lead
I have asked myself the question: “Why do I lead?” And I have come up with the following reasons. I lead in order to help others. I lead that change …
Victory Is As Exhausting As Defeat
I am deep into the pages of a historical novel from the Civil War era and that is set at the time of the Battle of Shiloh. For those of …
Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry – Part 2
Earlier in the week I tried to provide a bit of an overview of what Appreciative Inquiry is all about. The most concise definition I can provide is that it …
Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry – Part 1
I had a “vigorous” discussion several months ago with someone whose opinion I have always valued. I have not always agreed with it. And in fact, I did not agree …
Five Fundamentals for Young Leaders
It is graduation season. In fact, I attended a graduation celebration today for some very impressive young women who are graduating from high school. And it is Summer Intern season …