Stranger Love
Like butterflies flitting from flower to flower, there are numerous people who land briefly in our lives. Typically the interaction is […]
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Culture, Constancy, and Imperfection
Because seeing and experiencing an excellent culture has more impact than listening to descriptions of an excellent culture, we took […]
The Catapult of Success
Recently an executive spoke of his last 18 months. He took over a troubled unit and determined he had to […]
Bringing Conscience to Culture
A consultant named Ryan was leading a workshop for people in school districts. The day’s objective was to raise the […]
Our Finest Hour
Recently I spoke on the phone with a man who has been a CEO for many years. He spoke of […]
The Secondary Impacts of Becoming a Positive Leader
Ten years ago a man from Japan attended our course in positive leadership. He was one of the most intense […]
Recognizing the Dread of Failure
Jackie is one of my daughter’s friends. We are often at the same events and I have the opportunity to […]
Letting Go of an Old Life Narrative
In an exercise on leadership authenticity and transformational influence, I observed a group of four men and a woman, each […]
Asking the Right Question
Why do many executives tend to be managers rather than leaders? Recently I was with 44 executives from a Fortune […]
Unintended Consequences: Minimizing the 'Oops Factor' in Decision Making
Best selling author, Rodger Dean Duncan, just published his new book LeaderSHOP: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice From Today’s Top […]