As long as there have been leaders, there have been those who tried to determine how and why they were successful. Although I don’t believe leadership itself has changed, our understanding and learning of it has. I believe it is important to understand why very different leadership styles are effective,…
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith, Hyperion, 2007.
The work of author and business coach Marshall Goldsmith, in particular his book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (2007), were key elements among several motivating factors that led me to enroll in the MA Leadership program at Royal Roads in 2010. In the spring of 2009…
Leadership is… Creating Inclusive, Safe Spaces
I listened to a story this weekend of a Baptist pastor in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the last century who preached what she called “extravagant grace”. Extravagant grace to her was the concept that all were welcome into the space of worship. There were no “outsiders”. Race, economic status,…
A Milestone – #100!
Webster defines a milestone as “An important point in the progress or development of something; a very important event or advance.” This post is an important point for me as it is my 100th continuous weekly blog post. There were some weeks when I wasn’t sure what I would…
Revisited: A Helium Stick experience with Handbell Ringers
I just finished spending a week at the 17th International Handbell Symposium in Vancouver where the idea of real teamwork was reinforced. I will definitely be writing more about it over the next few weeks, but in the meantime here is the very first post I wrote which was on…