The Work of Positive Leadership
For an organization to flourish, the cultural soil must be carefully prepared. It must then be constantly examined and improved. It is not the word of technical management. It is the work of positive leadership.
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People are not Problems
It’s easy to see people as problems. In fact it is absolutely natural and normal. If a person is a problem, the conventional response is to distance myself in some way.
Bo (Shembechler) Knows Leadership
Critics live in the certainty of hindsight. It is a safe place to be.
The Universal Power of Positive Leadership
I thought about a world that is filled with conflict and little hope of ever being a planet of peace. Yet in one hour I watched highly differentiated human beings become integrated and unified.
Shattering Illusions
Although few organizations are as extreme as North Korea, it is surprising how many organizations I have encountered that have characteristics similar to North Korea. They act in ways that intimidate and constrain the people.
Choosing a Future Crisis
“What you don’t understand is that we don’t have the time to make the change you are recommending.”
You Get What You Deserve
Gerry Anderson, the CEO of DTE Energy recently said, “When it comes to culture, you get just what you deserve. […]
Leaders See Possibility
Purpose leads to a search for the possible. At the beginning there is little hope. Yet the person of purpose knows to continue in the deep concentration and a vague impression emerges. Masterful leaders know to attend to impressions. Openness and attention turn the impression into a vision available to none other.