Leadership, at the core, reveals the humanity of the individual more than any other undertaking. Despite natural proclivities, successful leaders are not born, they are developed through learning, experience, and a significant, as well as necessary, degree of humility. Humility is the containment of ego. A willingness to recognize one’s imperfections, not by exclaiming, “look […]
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On occasion, leaders will find themselves in a scenario where they have metaphorically dug themselves into a hole. What is the first rule when finding oneself in a hole? Stop digging! Yet many, despite knowing otherwise, will break this rule, and continue to dig even deeper. Why does this happen? It can happen for a
Ethics and leadership are hand in glove, but the two can be disconnected to the point that neither is recognizable to the other. Certainly, there are times of crisis that generate stark differences enabling observers to vividly see incongruency, but what occurs when the times are less than chaotic? Leaders can deceive themselves into thinking
“I am standing by the shore of a swiftly flowing river and hear the cry of a drowning man. So I jump into the river, put my arms around him, pull him to shore and apply artificial respiration. Just when he begins to breathe, there is another cry for help. So, I jump into the
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One of more important objectives that leaders face is the removal of obstacles. Occasionally these obstacles present themselves as third rails, and for some there is nothing more gratifying that eliminating dogmas encircled with, “this is how things have always been done”. True enough, but before tearing out the offensive obstruction, the thoughtful leader must answer the