Are you a Clueless Boss? 3 Steps to Self-Awareness “It takes a strong character for an accomplished individual to recognize one’s shortcomings.” Truthful and powerful statement in this October 20 article by one of my favorite bnet.com contributors, John Baldoni. Click HERE to read about the three steps to self-awareness. Newslink: Leadership features articles about the development and practice of [...]
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October 21, 2011Book Review: The Hour That Matters Most
October 10, 2011The Hour That Matters Most: The Surprising Power of the Family Meal, by Les & Leslie Parrott with Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna. Published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2011. I was fortunate enough to be raised in a traditional nuclear family; Dad worked outside the home, Mom worked inside. Every night, we ate a family [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 20, 2011Continuing with inspirations shared from our 2011 Leadership Summit, this week’s Tidbit is reactions to the Amazing Race activity. Teams of co-workers performing various acts of daring-do at a local outdoor ropes challenge park. What does this have to do with leadership? Competing to reach a goal, inspiring teamwork, pushing oneself beyond self-imposed barriers, using strengths to overcome weaknesses; sounds [...]
Newslink: Leadership
September 19, 2011Coping With Change In Your Organization Today’s newslink is not to a news article, but to the Dodging Landmines video series posted on bnet.com, offering quick tips to leaders trying to help their teams through major changes in the workplace. If your workplace is like mine and you find yourself experiencing change firsthand, as well as [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 13, 2011As mentioned in Sunday’s post, last week I attended the Ohio Diversity and Leadership Conference. Dee Dee Myers was the keynote speaker at the “2011 Ohio Most Powerful and Influential Women” awards breakfast. Ms. Myers is the former Clinton administration White House press secretary, a respected political analyst, and author of “Why Women Should Rule The World.” [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
September 6, 2011Continuing with inspirations shared from our 2011 Leadership Summit, this week’s Tidbit is reactions to the Ideas Worth Sharing session, our version of TED Talks. For those of you not in attendance, three presentations were given; I led off speaking about “Servant Leadership,” Dave (company founder) followed, with a story about being “Politely Persistent,” and [...]
I don’t work for Hallmark, but…
September 5, 2011Do you enjoy getting greeting cards in the mail? I do. I like pulling the mail out of the mailbox and seeing that familiar greeting card shaped envelope poking out from the bills and junk mail. I save all the cards from my kids and my husband. I have a few that I saved from my parents, especially [...]
Newslink: Leadership
August 19, 2011Q&A with Rajeev Peshawaria: Stop Bossing and Start Leading Today’s newslink is to an August 15 posting on the SmartBlog on Leadership. The interview by Derby Cox offers insights on leadership from Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of ICLIF Leadership and Governance Centre (Malaysia) and author of Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders. Click HERE to read the full [...]
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August 5, 2011Masculine “Norms”: Why Women Find It Hard to Reach The Top Let me begin by stating that I am generally not a fan of the commonly expressed belief that the reason more women aren’t in corporate leadership positions is entirely because of the men making the decisions. In my opinion, that statement is as sexist as the idea itself. Todays newlink, however, provides [...]
Newslink: Leadership
July 20, 2011Fostering A Culture of Dissent In our office, Kouzes & Posner’s The Leadership Challenge is the basis of our leadership model; a set of expected leadership behaviors and attitudes across all employees of the company. Today’s link is to an interview that reminds me of the importance of fostering an environment where “challenging the process” is not only [...]
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