Leadership Blog
In our last blog we discussed the three circles that a leader operates within: the non-negotiable, unchanging inner core and his or her contextually generated attitudes, decisions and actions. The...
What is the “Goldilocks Zone” and how can leaders become stronger by getting into sync with it? One of the many challenges that leaders face is to keep the inner core and outer...
The announcement of a new tomorrow is necessary to begin the journey to the future.
But it is just the beginning. The vision must not only be widely understood and passionately embraced. If...
We last left off discussing the difference of day dreamers vs. “Dreamers of the Day” with the major difference being: day dreamers have a vision, while “Dreamers of...
Today, as you go throughout your day leading others, and watching other leaders in action, be encouraged that you can make your vision a reality; you can see true...
It is imperative that leaders embrace a stance of “realistic hope.”
By way of realism, this means embracing the inherent difficulty of life and leadership, knowing that we live...
In our last blog (Part 1 of Leading in the Shadow), we ended with the poem, The Hollow Men, by T.S. Eliot, beginning with the fifth movement.
Here we go around the prickly...
LEADING IN THE SHADOW: ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT LAST
Leading in the Shadow – Reflections on the Inherent Difficulty of Getting Anything of Lasting Value Accomplished
Life is hard. And...
In August 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight became a reality when the Double Eagle II touched ground in a barley field in the French village of ...
Sooner or later, leaders confront the three hard truths of persistence.
To review:
(1) Initial success is no guarantee of future success.
(2) There are no shortcuts to enduring success....
Research indicates that even among the most gifted scientists, athletes or performers, more than a decade of intense training and preparation is required before achieving a world-class level of...
It’s a common fallacy that great endeavors are accomplished with effortless grace—that the talent, gifting and genius of some people is so great, and the opportunities so many, that...