Leadership Impact: Where it Comes From
This week’s Step Up Leader tips come from Leading Blog. We appreciate how others in the field of leadership are writing about the importance of Leadership Impact – leading from the core. This is a cornerstone principle of the Step Up Leader process. Clients discover that creating influence and effectiveness begin with this subtle yet […]
Leadership in The Mirror
I often write about leadership from the perspective of emerging women leaders from Rwanda. This is possible because due to my deep involvement with the Akilah institute; I am afforded the honor of hosting two young women annually when they visit the U.S. as part of the Akilah Institute for Young Women “Metropolitan Safari Tour.” […]
Do You Know Your Leadership Blind Spots?
This week’s blog comes from Leading Blog. “Blind spots” are one of my favorite leadership topics because it is at the root of what holds us back. Once uncovered, however there is the potential for monumental change and growth. “Blind spots,” those problems that are right in front of us that we fail to see. […]
How often do you dialogue as a leader?
One of the most important tools for a leader is the ability to dialogue. We often take for granted that when there are two or more people speaking together, a dialogue is taking place. Upon closer inspection however, often what takes place is instead a monologue. According to Wikipedia, “Dialogue is formed by the two […]
Identifying and Dealing with Paradoxes
This week’s tip comes from Leading Blog. It is resonant with the principles and practices of Step Up Leadership: curiosity, receptivity and deep listening. There are problems and there are paradoxes. The trouble is when we treat paradoxes as problems because then our decision making process becomes paralyzed, inflexible, incomplete, isolated and closed. Paradoxes are […]