Simple Encouragement
Posted in Leadership DevelopmentWhen I work with groups, I often do an exercise in “Proactive Self-Definition.” It’s a moving experience that helps people become more aware of inner guides that shape...
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Posted in Leadership DevelopmentThe other day, an esteemed colleague and I were having a discussion about why it seemed so difficult for some leaders, or others in authority at work, to see employees...
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Posted in Leadership Development“If you messed up, wouldn’t you want someone to tell you?” I remember thinking that question when talking with a friend one time about the performance of a co-worker....
View ArticleLeadership Perspectives: The Continuum of Tolerance
Posted in Self LeadershipValue Creationhttp://collaborativetransitions.com/2012/leadership-perspectives-the-continuum-of-toleranceYesterday I read a wonderful blog on the Lead Change Group’s website,...
View ArticleLeadership is Love
The other day, an esteemed colleague and I were having a discussion about why it seemed so difficult for some leaders, or others in authority at work, to see employees as humans and treat them...
View ArticleLove, Accountability and Leadership
“If you messed up, wouldn’t you want someone to tell you?” I remember thinking that question when talking with a friend one time about the performance of a co-worker. The co-worker seldom did this one...
View ArticleLeadership Perspectives: The Continuum of Tolerance
Yesterday I read a wonderful blog on the Lead Change Group’s website, written by Deborah Costello, entitledDiscriminating Leadership. In her blog she states: “The cure for discrimination is not...
View ArticleLet No Man Pull You So Low…
One of my all time heroes is Dr. Martin Luther King. Born and raised in a culture where he and other African-Americans were treated as second class citizens, he could have become a much different...
View Article5 Lessons for Opening Your Mind and Heart
Hubby was peeved with me. I couldn’t answer his question about whether or not the yard waste had been picked up. “Really, you don’t know?” He asked. “You went out to get the paper. How could you not...
View ArticleLove Is In The Air
One year, I gave my team members a gift for Valentine’s Day. It was a small box of chocolates and a few office trinkets—colorful pens, clips, and the like. I wanted to express my gratitude and say that...
View ArticleHow Could One Word Be So Disruptive?
“I hope you have a good lawyer,” said the CEO as he leaned back in his chair. He was referring to my business tagline, “Develop Leaders to Develop Leaders Based on the Foundation of LOVE,” and to my...
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