Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
You Really Want to Get Better? Take Charge of Yourself
Okay, so you’re ready to stretch? You want to boost your performance as well as your value in the marketplace? You want to put your career on a more upward...Read More
For Great Leadership, Focus On Simple Truths
Unless you’re hiding under a rock, you’ve likely heard of servant leadership.
In a nutshell, servant leaders focus primarily on the growth and wellbeing of people and the communities to...Read More
How True Accountability Is About Choice, Not Blame
My friend Stephen R. Covey gave us a treasure trove of wisdom about human performance. One of his most enlightening aphorisms was “accountability breeds response-ability.”
Stephen was a strong proponent...Read More
Why Trust & Inspire Leadership Always Trumps Command & Control
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader,” Eleanor Roosevelt said. “A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.”
That simple statement underscores what’s needed...Read More
For Great Leadership, Focus on These Two Action Verbs: Trust, Inspire
In the aristocracy of leadership principles, trust is king.
For some, trust sounds and feels like a spiritual issue. It is. And even for people who may not regard themselves...Read More
From the Hood to the White House: How Good Mentoring Can Change a Life
It’s an understatement to say that Rebecca Contreras had a rough start in life.
Born into poverty to a drug-addicted mother, she was abandoned at the age of five.
When...Read More