[November 1, 2015] All leaders will tell you they politely accept feedback on their performance and encourage people to share their opinions on their leadership capability. In practice however that is rarely true and therefore official systems have been developed as a required task to ensure feedback is given on a minimum regular schedule. True leaders, however, are… Read More »
[October 31, 2015] The third Republican debate was this past Wednesday. Unlike other analysis here at this leadership blog, we will look at those who did not perform well and attempt to uncover some of those traits we find in leaders that perhaps they did not demonstrate. Using a number of senior leaders, who were happy to provide… Read More »
[October 30, 2015] If you’re thinking about not sending your children out for Halloween tomorrow to gather a few treats (there are no more tricks it seems) then go no further than Ammo Grrrll’s1 article on resilience in children and adults. One of her points is that the more we protect children from getting dirty and sick, the… Read More »
By guest blogger Amy Cowen [October 30, 2015] In today’s world, leadership is also product branding. Great leadership and successful branding require vision, performance, values, style and even community building. While it requires making difficult decisions, leaders must always be ready to face hard choices and grace to accept any chance of success. Leadership and branding are only… Read More »
[October 29, 2015] Occasionally here in my leadership blog, I recognize someone who shows moral courage in the face of strong criticism. Many will not even recognize the name James Comey but for those who don’t him, Comey is the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and as a high official involved in law enforcement it… Read More »
[October 26, 2015] In January 1999 U.S. Navy Captain L. David Marquet took command of the nuclear submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN-763). At the time, the sub was known throughout the Navy as its worst performing vessel and yet had been listed for a deployment later that year. The story of Captain Marquet’s success was, at its core,… Read More »
[October 25, 2015] Every year, once a year in the 1950s, my family and I watched our black and white television and were thrilled to see the Walt Disney Animation Studio’s movie Pinocchio. I had no idea at the time that the movie was in color and no idea that I was learning a valuable lesson. The lesson… Read More »
[October 23, 2015] At least sometimes this is true and leaders must know the difference. Any good leader will know that there are circumstances under which rules (laws, regulations, establish procedures, etc.) must be ignored and also know the risks associated with such a decision. That is why doing what is right is the embodiment of a leader… Read More »
[October 22, 2015] I’ve been a listener to many speeches in my lifetime; several hundred if I could add them up. Some were great, others poor, but one thing they had in common was that they were mostly filled with just talk. It reminded me of speeches of many politicians; they want the “face-time” with voters and they… Read More »
[October 21, 2015] Many times I’ve written about traits of successful leaders; those who have the ability to articulate a good cause and rally people to it. It has always been clear that many of those traits, although perhaps not all, are universal. A recent article at The Art of Manliness blog (see link here) got me to… Read More »