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Four Essential Leadership Ladders
Leadership ladders leave individuals and places better than before. In family, self, organization, and community, leadership ladders matter.
Leadership Fails and Who Cares?
Though it may be difficult to pinpoint exactly why leadership is failing, at least we can stop doing a few things.
Walking the Heart Path: An Interview with Sharon Reed
Sharon Reed does many things. Sharon serves as Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of the Global Girls ProjectTM, a not-for-profit storytelling platform that elevates the importance of character and core values in the global gender conversation. Add into the mix – parent, artist, advocate, author, and much more. Sharon just published Walking the Heart Path:…
Is Your Business a Force for Good?
Can business be a force for good? Starting with this question is easier to answer. No matter where a business is in their goodness journey, most can make an argument for business as a force for good. The low-hanging fruit includes jobs, health insurance, and retirement program. Add in customer solutions and partner opportunity –…
How to Be Mindful in Motion
Mindfulness is described as being present in the moment. Too many moments are in motion thought. Being mindful in motion creates space.
The Need for a Culture of Belonging
Belonging is an essential human expectation. More than an expectation, belonging is community. We need to develop a culture of belonging.
Upstanders: 7 Essential Guiding Principles
“Despite my preference to stay out of the media. I’ve taken the view that each of us can be bystanders, or we can be upstanders. I choose upstander.” Words written from an unexpected individual, Seth A. Klarman, a value investor once called the “Oracle of Boston” by The Economist magazine. Being an Upstander gains…
Distrust Yourself to Gain Trust of Others
Trust vanishes. In an unexpected way, distrust prepares the comeback of trust. Distrust sets the correction required, and business leaders can be the example. Gain Trust: A Place to Begin A Trust Depression exists. A saving element is the view of business. In the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, 3 out of 4 respondents “agree a…
We Are in a Trust Depression
Are you ready to create a trust recovery? Are you ready to be a Trust Activist?
Less Talk, More Action: Where Do You Fall?
Pick a social channel and individuals are offering advice and commentary. Within the mix is humor, seriousness, and heartfelt life events. Turn on a cable news channel, and more talk happens. Some give the blazing glimpse of the obvious while others fill time with frivolity. More than ever, there is a lot of talking…
What Simon Sinek Got Wrong about Millennials in the Workplace
During the past month, several individuals sent me the YouTube video of Simon Sinek discussing Millennials in the workplace. The interview is conducted by Inside Quest. The first time I watched it, I thought there were some valid points, but other elements didn’t sit well. After watching it several times, it became more clear that…
Attention Change: Time to Become Real and Evident
New year resolutions are a waste of time. By the second week of February, 80 percent of resolutions will fade. Like an early winter storm, there is a flurry of initial action, and then we get buried and stuck until someone comes along and pulls us out. We hear the voice of “Attention Change!”…