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CEOs as Activists and Five Signs You Are Leaning Toward Activism
CEOs as activists are more common today, and some business leaders may begin to feel the urge to join the shift. Five signs arise that say you may be leaning toward activism.
The Broken World Awaits You
The broken world awaits you. What will you do? Start mending by knowing your neighbor’s names and using the talents of the people you work with.
Should Business Leaders Promote Policy? A Key Question
Business leaders are playing a bigger role in society by engaging in and promoting policy. While some question their role, business leader activism is a needed role.
Great to Good Leadership: Good Activates Better Leadership
In leadership, we need a shift from great to good. We need to focus more on the greater good than individual greatness. Good activates better leadership, and the time is now.
Walking Reflection: What Do You See and Hear? What Answer Emerges?
Spend twenty minutes in a walking reflection, seeking the answer to the question, “Are we on the right path?” Our communities need focus on how we can do more for the greater good.
The True Test of Leadership Development: Hiring or Promoting?
What is the true test of leadership development? It relates to hiring or promoting. Investment in leadership development needs to be renewed for your organization’s sake.
Hope Is a Strategy. You Might Be Surprised Where.
Hope is a strategy. Words together that I never thought realistic. However, followers desire hope in offering enthusiasm for the future. Employee engagement grows through hope.
Trust and Engagement: A Leadership Jolt to Act
Trust and engagement are declining. We need a leadership jolt and reboot our practices to raise trust and engagement to better levels.
Better Society, Better Days: Moving from Stale Leaders to Smart Leaders
Bold statements on better days and better society inspire. We need more than inspiration. We need smart leaders from all generations.
Personal Responsibility Versus Corporate Responsibility: Evolutionary?
Technology and innovations change lives. How we adapt depends on a mix of personal responsibility and corporate responsibility. The truth: It is evolutionary responsibility.
Finding Our Citizenship Soul
Some may view the past year with a sense of excitement while others view it as turmoil. In either view, finding our citizenship soul is critical, and we need to begin in several areas.
How Would You Like Your Leadership? Scrambled or Unscrambled?
Leadership can be scrambled or unscrambled. We have a choice in how we lead and in who we want to follow. We need to make the leadership choice.