From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Leaders as stewards of purpose

25 January 2009

  Photo by Billingham   In the book “It’s not what you sell, it’s what you stand for” (the books website is here) by Roy Spence Jr. with Haley Rushing, is an interesting chapter, “stewards of purpose” which discusses the importance of purpose in leadership… “The primary responsibility of a leader in a purpose-based organization [...]

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The leaders inner circle

25 January 2009

Photo by by Jayel Aheram "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." – Theodore Roosevelt In the January 2009 issue of John Maxwell’s newsletter Leadership Wired there is a [...]

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Leadership development is primarily about helping others discover themselves

25 January 2009

Aviv Shahar has a great post on “Developing Leaders” stating that… “The greatest leadership act in the world is growing and developing new leaders and then empowering and releasing them to lead.” The development of leaders is of critical importance. The question is how? As discussed in Aviv’s post much of leadership development is focused [...]

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How much time are you investing in developing a shared vision?

25 January 2009

      The January 2009 edition of the Harvard Business Review has a piece titled “To Lead, Create a Shared Vision” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner discussing the importance of a shared vision for effective leadership…  “Being forward-looking—envisioning exciting possibilities and enlisting others in a shared view of the future—is the attribute that [...]

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How do you know if you need a new vision?

12 January 2009

  Photo by apes_abroad   Burt Nanus in his book “Visionary Leadership” provides the following warning signs of a lack of vision: Is there evidence of confusion about purpose? Do your employees complain about insufficient challenge or say they’re not having fun anymore? Are they  pessimistic about the future or cynical about the present? Is [...]

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Leadership requires vision… and vision requires a commitment of executive time

12 January 2009

The January 2009 edition of the Harvard Business Review has a piece titled “To Lead, Create a Shared Vision” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner discussing  the need for a shared vision.  “Being forward-looking—envisioning exciting possibilities and enlisting others in a shared view of the future—is the attribute that most distinguishes leaders from nonleaders. We [...]

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What is your BHAG?

4 January 2009

  Photo by Tracy O   In the book “Built to Last” the authors James Collins and Jerry Porras coin the term big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) which they describe as follows: “A BHAG engages people – it reaches out and grabs them in the gut. It is tangible, energizing, highly focused. People ‘get it’ [...]

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The seven characteristics of a powerful visions

4 January 2009

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet." – Theodore Hesburgh Photo by NathanFromDeVryEET Vision is central to effective leadership. A leader’s vision is his passion. Leaders are constantly striving [...]

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A 2008 Review of The Practice of Leadership

4 January 2009

    Photo by Shermeee   A happy New Year to you all! The top posts for 2008 and of all time featured on this blog are listed below….   The Top Posts of 2008 Just in case you missed some of the great posts from 2008 here are were the most read posts of [...]

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