Sustaining the Conscious Millennial Leader Mission
Deloitte conducted an extensive survey of Millennials around the world. With over 7,800 Millennials from 29 different countries, the voices of being conscious leaders begin to be heard. Who is a conscious leader? From a search within the Conscious Capitalism site, conscious leaders: “…understand that their role is to serve the purpose of the organization,…
Activate Leadership: A Calling for Millennials and More
A few years ago, I was snowshoeing in the Rockies. It was a needed break from work and other activities. Thin Difference had been my side project pursuit for several years, and I was continuing to learn, shift, and enhance what I was writing about. In the media and some social circles, there were voices…
Live and Lead So Others Will Not Miss You
The Tracking Wonder #Quest2015 led by Jeffrey Davis has inspired key questions we need to consider deeply more frequently than just at the dawn of a new year. These are questions to be lived daily. Although there were three questions this past week, I will only focus on one. The question is from Seth Godin, and it…
5 Questions Millennials Must Ask to Become Successful Leaders
There will come a point in time in every Millennial’s career when we move from being primarily executioners to leading teams and managing others. That’s a shift I often looked forward to in the day-to-day grind of being on the front lines of production. However, as I’ve started making that transition in my own personal…
Leadership Styles Around the World
Guest Post by Richard Madison Leadership is an ever-changing concept, and the way in which people practice leadership varies greatly from culture to culture. From autocratic management to egalitarian practice, from the traditional Asian ‘Ringi-Sho Consensus’ to the Scandinavian ‘Primus Inter Pares,’ this infographic explores the overriding philosophies that dictate leadership styles across the globe. tweet…
Why Some Successful Leaders Ultimately Fail
Guest Post by Ali Jafri A lot has been written about why leaders fail. In fact, we have seen the public downfall of many leaders ranging from Donald Trump to Jim Bakker and from Richard Nixon to Jennifer Capriati in recent years. All these people were once dominating their respective industries but had to face public…
Sidney Kushner: A Millennial Leader Listening for Solutions
Comedian Paula Poundstone famously observed, “Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas.” It’s unclear if that was Millennial leader Sidney Kushner’s intention when he asked his young friend Andy that question. But Andy’s answer most definitely gave Sidney an idea. During his sophomore year, Sidney…
The Challenges of 21st Century Leadership
Guest Post by Ali Jafri Despite the fact the countries are slowly recovering from recent financial crisis, CEOs across the globe still feel that financial environment is far from stable or comfortable. It has always been a tough challenge to find strong business leaders offering a unique combination of personality and skill necessary to take the…
Learning How to Handle Failure
When I was in my twenties I experienced what I’ve heard numerous twenty-somethings lament over: The pressure to accomplish! A quick Google search of 20-Something Lists will provide you with an unlimited array of “25 Things You MUST DO Before 30,” or “50 Books You Must Read by 25,” or “30 Countries You Must Visit…
VUCA: What Does This Mean for Future Leaders
Development Dimensions International (DDI), jointly with The Conference Board, conducted a survey of 13,124 leaders across many organizations, industries, and countries. An extensive study. The work was released as the Global Leadership Forecast 2014 | 2015. One of the focus areas is on VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous – and the importance of…
How Do You Operationalize Empathy?
How do you operationalize empathy? This is the essential leadership and business challenge for us, and we need to address empathy as a way to lead.
Why Title and Experience Don’t Matter: 3 Questions that Anyone Can Ask
Guest Post by Patti Johnson Unexpected contributors Emma Scheffler had big plans to play soccer and have a high school experience to remember. She and her family learned why she hadn’t been feeling well during a four day stay in the hospital. She was diagnosed with diabetes. Could she carry on with her love of…