What Does a Leader Actually Do, Anyway?
Leadership Development. Team Development. Organizational Development. Those are the things that effective leaders do, ideally in that order. Research validates the order. In reality, most of it occurs in a cyclical manner that appears simultaneous and in some ways is. For an organization to develop well, it needs effective teams and groups. For teams and […]
‘A’ – Leaders and Their People or, ’ B’- People and Their Leaders?
“People want to be led,” Says Donald Miller, author, communicator, and founder of several companies. He then tells stories that illustrate the statement, very convincing stories. While it is true that plenty of people want to be leaders, and are, the reality within Donald Miller’s statement begs at least two questions. The answer to each […]
Values, Voice, and Vision — What They Cost You and What Others Gain, Part 2
Welcome back. We’re picking up where we left off in the previous blog. First, a quick review. This is #4 in a series of six blogs on the theme of leadership development (six brief blogs intended to prompt your thinking, not provide a syllabus.) The intentional development of leaders and leadership is an investment. Effective […]
Values, Voice, and Vision — What They Cost You and What Others Gain, Part 1
If you want to develop leaders, it will cost you something. When done well, it will cost a lot. If you are willing to “consider the cost”, read on for a glimpse at just a few of the expenses that await you. But wait! A more accurate perspective on this ‘cost’ thing is to view […]
Why Character Development Precedes Effective Leadership
Each word in the above title deserves its own blog. For this brief attempt at provoking your thinking about familiar things in less familiar ways, let’s give each word one short paragraph, but not necessarily in the same order. Leadership 35,000…that is the number of leadership definitions that researchers have documented. To simplify it…you know […]
Not Everyone Is a Leader, and Why
I am not picking a fight by saying that “Not Everyone is a Leader” but I am prompting you to fight with your own assumptions about what leadership is and what it is not. There is a popular mindset that states everyone can be a leader because leadership is influence and everyone has influence on […]
Ten Culture-Embedding Mechanisms (Part 4 of 4)
Repeat after me: “My organization’s culture is an outcome of what we collectively believe about the organization and how we behave alongside each other as a result of those beliefs.” So, what do you believe about your organization? Over the course of this blog and three prior, brief introductions to ten culture-embedding mechanisms provided you […]
Ten Culture-Embedding Mechanisms (Part 3 of 4)
Repeat after me: “My organization’s culture is an outcome of what we collectively believe about the organization and how we behave alongside each other as a result of those beliefs.” So, what do you believe about your organization? Over the course of this blog, two prior, and one-to-follow, brief introductions to ten culture-embedding mechanisms will […]
Ten Culture-Embedding Mechanisms (Part 2 of 4)
Repeat after me: “My organization’s culture is an outcome of what we collectively believe about the organization and how we behave alongside each other as a result of those beliefs.” So, what do you believe about your organization? Over the course of this blog, one prior, and two to follow, brief introductions to ten culture-embedding […]
Ten Culture-Embedding Mechanisms (Part 1 of 4)
Repeat after me: “My organization’s culture is an outcome of what we collectively believe about the organization and how we behave alongside each other as a result of those beliefs.” So, what do you believe about your organization? Over the course of this blog and three to follow, brief introductions to ten culture-embedding mechanisms will […]