No matter how much things may change, nothing can change the value of teamwork. Having people with whom you can share a burden, brainstorm ideas, improve a process, solve a problem, celebrate success and plan for the future, always makes a situation better than if you faced it alone. That’s a true life statement, not just a [...]
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Tuesday Tidbit
November 8, 2011Book review: The Radical Leap Re-Energized
November 7, 2011The Radical Leap Re-Energized: Doing What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do, by Steve Farber. Published by No Limit Publishing Group, 2011 by Extreme Leadership, Inc. If you’re a regular reader, you know that I’m a unabashed fan of Steve Farber. His Greater Than Yourself (GTY) is one of [...]
Newslink: Leadership
October 21, 2011Are 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 [...]
Sunday Service – Stop the Oppression of Girls
October 16, 2011My daughter and I are reading Half The Sky, written by Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. We are going to hear Ms. WuDunn speak at The Ohio State University next month, and are eagerly anticipating that event. This moving book is about the horrific, oppressive treatment that women and girls endure [...]
Newslink: Leadership
September 30, 2011Great Advice from Smart Leaders Today’s newslink is to the September 19 Corner Office post on bnet.com, written by Steve Tovak. He shares ten career-impacting tips recieved over his 30 year career from various top executives. Read the list HERE. And, please add a comment to this post with the best tip you’ve been given from a smart leader in [...]
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 [...]
Sunday Service
September 18, 2011It’s 2011 Peace Week! There are many organizations dedicated to the pursuit of peace; cultivating peace within ourselves, having a peaceful relationship with others, offering peaceful resolution to conflict, building peace within a community or culture, or striving towards global peace between nations. Click HERE to go to the Peace Week site and register. You will then [...]
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.” [...]
Sunday Service
September 11, 2011Usually, the Sunday Service post spotlights a charity whose work has appealed to me through either the organization’s vision, its mission, or timelinesss of need served. Today, however, is not a usual day. To somehow add to the conversation on this tenth anniversary of the 9/11/01 attack on the U.S., I thought I would share a few quotes [...]
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