Efficiency is the Wrong Mindset for a Leader
This week’s Step Up Leader Tip borrows from “Leading Blog.” It’s relevant because leaders are often caught in the drive for “more, greater, faster,” believing that efficiency can be extracted through pushing harder. This may be applicable to factory work, but rarely works when applied to the complex team-oriented environment today’s leaders face. My experience […]
My Attitude of Gratitude
Yesterday was my birthday. I am so lucky to have my birthday during the week of Thanksgiving, (although I admit that as a child I preferred birthday cake to pumpkin pie every time)! One of the special things about having a birthday during this time is that I am able to spend it with my […]
Does Your Leadership Reflect Your Intentions?
This month’s theme is about Intention as a leadership practice. I recently visited Bhutan, a fascinating, tiny country in Asia, just south of Tibet and north of India. Famous for its breathtaking natural beauty and unique architecture, Bhutan was closed to the West until the early 1960’s. Television arrived only a decade ago, and there […]
Is Your Leadership In Alignment for 2014?
When your inner leadership is out of alignment, you experience discomfort. The pain shows up as diminished trust and a lack of enthusiasm and effectiveness.
How Will Your Leadership Learning Evolve in 2014?
Why is it that when we desire change it is often difficult to implement? Evolved leadership involves creating clarity, intention, practices and habits.