Leadership

April 7, 2022

20 Quotes from Alvin Toffler: Honoring a Pioneer

This week the world lost a great mind when Alvin Toffler passed away at the age of 87. Perhaps the greatest futurist of his time, Toffler is best known […]
March 31, 2022

The Two Faces of Charismatic Leadership

Charisma and I have a troubled relationship. I find myself drawn to it and have often enjoyed that special sparkle that a charismatic leader possesses. However, […]
March 24, 2022

Mobots & More: 21 Business Terms You Need to Know (Review)

Over 5 years ago, I created  a post with a series of new terms that business leaders needed to know. These terms were a little strange, […]
February 2, 2015

Carroll vs. Belichik: Who Leads Most Effectively?

Prior to the Superbowl I watched a fascinating interview with the two head coaches, Pete Carroll and Bill Belichik. As they spoke about the upcoming game, their […]
January 29, 2015

Saying Sorry: Responding to Our Mistakes

Mistakes are a part of life. When they are made, I am most interested in how people or organizations respond to them. Late last week, Intuit software […]
January 20, 2015

Fear This, Not That! You May be Afraid of the Wrong Things

Misdirected fear. When our minds focus on the wrong issues, our misdirected fear can keep us from working on the things that matter. For example, in […]
December 31, 2014

A Year in Review: Three of Your Favorite Blog Posts and One of Mine

As I conclude my first year of blogging it is a good time to reflect on the topics that interested you, my readers, the most. Here […]
December 9, 2014

Relevance: A Lifelong Investment

“The worlds wine cork producers want you to know that they’re sorry” (Pierson). A front page article in this weekends LA Times pronounced what happens when success meets […]
November 5, 2014

“Me the People”: It’s time to change our metaphor

“The crisis of US congress is an issue of followership and not an issue of leadership”. Barbara Kellerman I am not a political person but my world is […]
November 3, 2014

The Best of: Summarizing the 2014 ILA Conference

My first participation in the International Leadership Association conference was a very enjoyable experience. Three full days of presentations (with too many options to count)  would […]
November 2, 2014

14 Leadership Lessons: Quotes from the final day of the International Leadership Conference – San Diego

It was a great conference! Here is the final installment of quotes from our speakers. Followers are the gem cutters of leadership, coaxing out its full brilliance. Ira Challef […]
November 1, 2014

20 Leadership Lessons: Quotes from day 2 of the International Leadership Conference – San Diego

Here is a summary of the quotes I enjoyed from day 2 of the ILA conference (November 1, 2014). Our society must move from ego-system to […]