Some favorite sayings of small children are: “It’s not my fault…they made me do it…I forgot.” Some favorite sayings of small adults are: “It’s not my job…No one told me…It couldn’t be helped.” Dan Zadra said, “True freedom begins and ends with personal accountability.” If this is true for…
Developing Future Leaders
I had the privilege of spending three days this past week with Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner along with 250 other leadership professionals at the Leadership Challenge Forum in San Francisco. Three days of workshops, case studies and speakers, including leadership guru Ed Schein. I also had the privilege of…
The How of Leadership
There is no easy answer to the question, “How do I become a great leader?” Just visit your local bookstore or library and take a look at all the books written on the subject. Don’t even try Googling “leadership.” Even doing a search for “leadership groups” on LinkedIn gives you…
How Do Your Values Equate to Your Credibility?
How Do Your Values Equate to Your Credibility? Over the years I have done several exercises both to determine and to measure my values. Our values are from what and where we operate. I have found that to be an effective leader I need to be clear about…
Why just saying “Thank You” matters.
I have been a follower of Marshal Goldsmith’s work since his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There came out in 2007 and after I had the opportunity to participate in his two day workshop in 2008. I have also had the opportunity to facilitate the exercise that…