Category: Choices

Four Kinds of Power

While work­ing with a client, I found myself try­ing to explain how a leader claims pow­er. Part of the mod­el pic­tured below came to mind.  Pow­er is some­thing that we all have some con­cern with. With­out it, we can­not get things done. With­out it, we are lim­it­ed in how we move through our respon­si­bil­i­ties. At one… Con­tin­ue read­ing Four Kinds of Power

Workshop Invitations: Following SELF and Beyond the Edge

To all col­leagues, friends, and read­ers! If there’s a sil­ver lin­ing to tough eco­nom­ic times, it is that we have to rethink what we’ve always done.  If the times are pres­sured, the need has nev­er been high­er for us to be open, acces­si­ble, pos­i­tive and ground­ed.  If we yearn for great lead­er­ship, it’s clear this… Con­tin­ue read­ing Work­shop Invi­ta­tions: Fol­low­ing SELF and Beyond the Edge

On Discernment and Hubris

Dis­cern­ment refers to open­ing up one’s eyes and one’s mind, con­sid­er­ing a sit­u­a­tion care­ful­ly, and reflect­ing to find insight more than express judg­ment. Of the many qual­i­ties of lead­ers, it is one of those we most watch for as we eval­u­ate the skills and capa­bil­i­ties of a leader. Does this per­son show a capac­i­ty for… Con­tin­ue read­ing On Dis­cern­ment and Hubris