Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
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
Boost Your Impact: Smart Choices = Smart Leadership
Choices are the hinges that open (or close) the doors of opportunity.
That reality is especially pertinent when it comes to your influence with other people. And if you’re a...Read More
How to Boost Team Effectiveness in An Age of Shifting Values
The workplace of 2022 is markedly different from the workplace of 2000. In many ways, in fact, today’s workplace is different from what people experienced only a couple of years...Read More