It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
Photo by archer10 (Dennis) (BUSY) In the book “It’s not what you sell, it’s what you stand for” (the book’s website is here) by Roy Spence Jr. with Haley Rushing, is an interesting chapter, “stewards of purpose” which discuss the importance of purpose in leadership… “The primary responsibility of a leader in a purpose-based [...]
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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 most distinguishes leaders [...]
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A the post “Does Your Business Strategy Have A Purpose?” on Idris Mootee’s blog Innovation Playground Idris makes the following point: …“’purpose’ is bigger than ‘strategy’. Way much bigger. At best, strategy is just a number of smart ideas to take advantage of a market opportunity or re-configuration of the value chain. But purpose is [...]
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Photo by Hitchster One of the greatest leadership myths I come across is that people believe leadership is an inborn gift or trait possessed by a lucky few. In the post “Leadership Ability—You Either Have It or You Don’t” by Christina Bielaszka-DuVernay discusses the following limitations that people place on themselves by believing this myth: [...]
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Dr. Jay Conger Professor of Leadership Studies, Claremont McKenna College, discusses the following three aspects of great leadership, authenticity, branding and followership. “We’re swimming in advice about how to be good leaders. Bookstores hold remarkable portraits of Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Jack Welsh and others. They all have advice for us. But how many people [...]
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