Authentic Leadership Means Finding Your “True North”
A True North circle may be one way to develop your own internal compass to guide your leadership journey.
Posts Tagged: leadership
Quick Tips for Driving Productive Debate
When we make quick decisions in relative isolation, others are left in the dark trying to understand the rationale behind the decision. The result being delays in execution. That’s why becoming a Debate Maker is key to improved leadership.
Workplace Safety for Lone Workers
We, as representatives of government entities owe – to ourselves and our customers – an environment with hazards mitigated to the best of our abilities. Enhanced security and safety measures not only encourage a healthy morale among employees but also promote the image of government as responsible and accountable community partners.
Finding the Elusive Third Path Through Conflict
Duality creates binary problems in a world whose outer edges extend well beyond the boundaries that duality offers. We can’t find solutions with our dualistic thinking. We can only create more problems. That’s why we need a third path.
2018 Leadership Resolutions: Consider These 4 Dimensions
Leadership resolutions are not just commitments to yourself but to others who count on you. To increase the likelihood of your following through, write them down. Then share them with others. Your leadership resolutions for 2018 are ones you’ll want to keep.
Rising Above the Messiness of the Human Condition
We don’t need to ignore the mess or abandon our agenda to change things for the better. But we won’t bring about positive change being the critic who stands on the sidelines and points out flaws without offering a better way.
Resolving Conflicts with Help from “It’s a Wonderful Life”
What can we learn from the holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life?” A whole lot about conflict management and resolution.
This Year Resolve to Shift an Assumption
It is that time of the year when, with grand intentions, many of us resolve to do something new or different in the coming year. If you want to improve performance or relationships at work I have a simple experiment for you to try – shift an assumption. Shifting an assumption is a critical factorRead… Read more »
50 Cups of Coffee This Year
Setting the goal of having coffee with 50 people forces you to be clear about your goals.
Leadership as Practice: Why Be a Student of Leadership
Approaching leadership as a practice can help us avoid the leadership gap that occurs when we understand our leadership title to be a license to wield power, rather than the responsibility to offer inspiration.