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How to Choose a Role Model for Maximum Effect – a mini column
Posted on May 20, 2013 | 2 CommentsFriends, We got to Jack’s piano recital early last night. Scott was putting the programs on the chairs. Just an 8-1/2 x 11 sheet folded in half, with a frilly cut on the right side of the cover. Inside: Twenty three students were listed on... -
Can You Lead Your Mom With Renewed Spirit? How everyday leadership works
Posted on May 12, 2013 | 3 CommentsFriends, I returned Sunday from the Oregon coast (which by the way struck me as though it was a marvelous cousin to the lands of the Lake Michigan dunes). I was on a retreat with 11 other men looking to renew “meaning in the middle... -
Let Yourself Be Led by Those You Ostensibly Lead
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 4 CommentsFriends, Sometimes I wonder: Have I gotten too soft, when so many of my Reading for Leading blogs are about relationship? But then I figure: how else can you lead or be led, except in relationship? And this past week offered three ripe examples, one... -
What To Do When Your People – You Among Them – Screw Up
Posted on April 29, 2013 | 4 CommentsFriends, What if you screwed up a lot? Made judgment calls that didn’t work. Relied confidently on past experience only to find out that there were different variables at play this time. What if your people messed up a lot, like missed their goal 70%... -
If You Want to Empower then Make the Medium the Message
Posted on April 22, 2013 | 6 CommentsFriends, On Wednesday, I had one of the most fun times I have ever had presenting to a group. Nate Butki invited me to speak on a panel in L.A. at the Great Places to Work Conference. If you’re not familiar with them, they’re the... -
Share your thoughts!
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 16 CommentsDear Friends, There will be no “Reading for Leading” from me today. I encourage you, however, to hit the Comments button below should you wish to share any succinct thoughts you have that might help other readers to . . . Lead with your best... -
If You Want to Lead Get Ready for This!
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 8 CommentsFriends, Think about a time when change was foisted upon you. How did you feel, and how did you find yourself reacting to the one who brought the change? Got it in your head? I asked my students last week to share in one-on-one conversations... -
How Do You Model the Way – Check out the new Pope!
Posted on April 1, 2013 | 10 CommentsFriends, Have you been watching the new Pope? Like all great leaders — would that be YOU??? — he demonstrates a powerful sense of symbols to model a way for others. His actions remind me of the line attributed to the awesome spiritual leader, Mahatma... -
Managing a Challenging Manager
Posted on March 25, 2013 | 7 CommentsFriends, A wonderful recent college grad was seeking advice … about how to give advice. Her organization is one that’s trying to do the right thing by giving the front line (where she is) lots of feedback AND asking for lots of feedback from them... -
Can Reading for Leading Be Fun? Is March — Madness?
Posted on March 18, 2013 | 5 CommentsFriends, Today’s column is really NOT about hoops (much as I love the game). It’s about how brackets are both really cool — for reasons I do not understand — and can be kind of useful. So, just for kicks I have created my own...
