One of the better books ostensibly about leadership I have read this year is Chris Hadfield’s An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth (Random House, 2013). I didn’t start in on it with the expectation that it would enhance my own leadership, but as I often do during “down times,”…
Are Your Values Who You Are Related To?
There is a myriad of books, articles and posts about the meaning of leadership. If you were to ask a group of individuals to define leadership, I know you would get a mixture of definitions. I recently asked a group this very question and the answers were all over the…
What is a Leader Without Followers? Part II / The Dawning of a New Perspective….
Two weeks ago I posted about how prior to August 2014, my leadership role was pretty straight forward. I had worked out the meaning of leadership in the position I held. I had returned to school to figure it out, and had taken The Leadership Challenge workshop and facilitator’s training…
What I know I didn’t Learn in Kindergarten
I’ve been reflecting on my personal experience in education lately. Over the course of my adult life I have taken numerous courses that have interested and appealed to me, and overall I have done very well in them. This was not always the case. I struggled in the public school…
A Personal Leadership Challenge – What is a leader without followers?
Prior to August 2014, my leadership role was pretty straight forward. I had worked out the meaning of leadership in the position I held. I had returned to school to figure it out, and had taken The Leadership Challenge workshop and facilitator’s training to cement my thinking. Then things changed.…