[February 24, 2014] Senior leadership means having many attributes that are stronger and more powerful than other leaders less experienced and motivated. Having credibility is one of those complex characteristics that is hard to describe … we know it when we see it. Being able to articulate the components of credibility is important because it reaches back to… Read More »
[February 23, 2014] Protesters seeking “greater freedoms” are involved violent protests in both the countries of the Ukraine and Venezuela. The socialist leadership of these two very different nations are trying to move their people in an anti-Western direction. While both are unique in their origins and cultures, there are some common themes in both these movements. The… Read More »
[February 22, 2014] Newly-elected New York City Major Bill de Blasio is neither a hero nor is he a real leader. Yesterday I wrote about a real hero and leader of the Korean War. In comparison, I am saying the NYC mayor is no hero and certainly lacks leader qualities? Heroes do heroic things that greatly help their… Read More »
[February 21, 2014] Paik, Sun Yup (백선엽) is a leader and true hero in all senses of the word. The Korean War is known in America as the “forgotten war” because most simply do not know about it. Sadly this is also true across the western world, not just in the United States. There are many leadership lessons… Read More »
[February 20, 2014] Rituals are a special part of daily life … a pattern of habits that allows us predictability. Rituals can be defined as a stereotyped sequence of activities that are designed to achieve a desired (and predictable) goal. Leaders need to be aware of them and encourage the good rituals. Rituals can be simple things like… Read More »
[February 19, 2014] I often get asked the question whether the growth of social media has had an effect on leadership. In short, the answer is YES. It has a great impact because the use of social media has changed the dynamics of communication. Great communication is the cornerstone of executive leadership. The ability to send a message… Read More »
[February 18, 2014] Leadership is about maintaining the human touch with people. People are the strength of their organization and leaders that do not understand this principle will always struggle to succeed. Effective leadership means treating people right and respecting them. As the saying goes, “Take care of your people and they will take care of you.” But… Read More »
[February 17, 2014] Senior leadership is about providing a clear and compelling vision for the future, as well as how and with what to accomplish it. Adolf Hitler had a vision of the future and while it was clear and compelling for many German citizens, it was far from acceptable to the rest of the world. Hitler’s plan… Read More »
[February 16, 2014] Good leadership means building productive teams and organizations by ensuring the best and brightest leaders are ready for the job. Leaders are a reflection of that organization and its senior executive leadership. Yet, it appears that the U.S. has embarrassed itself over several recent nominations to ambassadorships1 (a senior leadership position). The nominee to be… Read More »
[February 15, 2014] While human organizational capability has improved over the past several thousand years, one remarkably successful but old system has remained – Tribalism. Tribalism is a way of thinking and behaving, with loyalty to a group, and strong identity. Good and bad leadership thrives in the tribal environment. Tribalism is usually about strong ethnic or cultural… Read More »