The best leaders give – of themselves, of their wisdom and of their time. Karin Hurt, of the Let’s Grow Leaders blog, did a very creative blog carnival this month. She asked leadership bloggers to write about leadership “gifts”, leaving the definition of gift open to interpretation. What emerged are 25 very different takes on…
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How Narrow Is Your Company’s Definition of Leadership?
It’s cool when you realize that one of your projects was ahead of its time. A couple of years ago, when our book The Character-Based Leader was in progress, the authors (all 21 of us!) had vigorous debates about the definition of “leadership”. Many felt that leading with character was less about one’s job title…
26 Tips for How Leaders Can Use Vision and Values
How can leaders articulate and live their values at the workplace? And, how do values tie into the vision a leader creates for his or her team? Karin Hurt of the Let’s Grow Leaders blog has assembled 26 varying thoughts as answers to those questions from leadership experts around the globe. Check out Expert Advice…
The Musicality of Leaders and Teams
Have you ever considered that leadership has a musicality to it? My latest Smartblog on Leadership article explores how successful leadership messages contain the three key elements of music. It occurs to me that you could also look at teams through the “musicality” filter. Melody – the key theme for the team; its purpose Harmony…
Why Hiring for Personality Can Get You in Trouble
When Virgin Group’s Richard Branson speaks out, people respond. LinkedIn published Branson’s article How I Hire: Focus on Personality last week; it lit up the web with over 60,000 social shares. Whenever I read a CEO using “personality” and “hiring” in the same sentence, my HR Spidey senses tingle. Just like the words “attitude” and…