As I continue to work with leaders in our Institute for Leadership Fitness, I am reminded of the importance of the leader as servant. I’ve known of Robert Greenleaf’s seminal work on the subject of servant leadership for more than a decade, and often found myself advocating for a workplace where employees sought fulfillment in their work, and… Continue Reading Leaders and Legitimacy
We live in a world where a majority of what we know has been discovered in the last 15 years. This information explosion impacts every organization’s ability to effectively do business in today’s and tomorrow’s marketplace. There is no company – large or small – that can ignore the fact that you can’t continue to… Continue Reading Thriving Through Reinvention
Spend time on any Internet search engine these days, or peruse the business or personal development shelves of any local bookstore or library, and you likely will find numerous titles and references pointing to the significance of “the next 90-day period”. A quick glance through just the first page of a recent Internet search on… Continue Reading The 90-Day Runway
My good friend and colleague Alan Headbloom (www.headbloom.com) specializes in helping foriegn-born professionals communicate with more comfort and accuracy. Every month or two, Alan sends me thought-provoking articles that always cause me to stretch my thinking. This month, one of Alan’s articles included 5 riddles for sharpening our thinking skills. See if you can solve these riddles… Continue Reading 5 Riddles to Sharpen Your Thinking Skills
One of the most common reasons I hear from employees on their way out of organizations is they don’t see opportunities for growth. While certainly dependent upon where one happens to be in his or her career, most employees are interested in growing their income, their responsibilities and/or their impact. When these employees no longer… Continue Reading Avoiding Career Dead Ends
Last month I attended the annual meeting of the International Coach Federation. Resisting the temptation to attend one more left-brained session chock full of information, I decided instead to move outside of my comfort zone and experience “laughter yoga”. I was sitting with over 100 other coaches, apprehensively waiting to see what this session was… Continue Reading Leaving Our Comfort Zone