The November 2012 Leadership Development Carnival is up at Dan McCarthy’s blog Great Leadership. It’s a hefty carnival – 32 submissions this month. Lots of great reading – a few highlights: – Are you coachable? – Business ethics and rationalization – Your leadership promise – Slowing down – the next big cultural challenge I’m…
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Apple in the Orchard
I grew up in the “fruit belt” of southwest Michigan, surrounded by fields of blueberries, raspberries and concord grapes. Because of this, I’m drawn to works with agricultural motifs. So when my colleague Sonia DiMaulo told me she was writing a book based in an apple orchard, I couldn’t wait to read it. The Apple…
Leaders – Take a Leap of Faith to Build Trust
Do you have teenaged kids? Do they have a curfew? Today, I wrote a guest post about my experiences with curfews for Debbie Nicol’s Embers of the World blog in which I explore the idea of trust – do people have to “earn” it, or should you “give” it freely? You can check it out…
4 Skills Leaders Need for a Responsibility Mindset
Guest Post by Debbie Nicol, creator, “embers of the world” Leaders of today face the optimum opportunity to transition from entitlement mindset to responsibility mindset, regaining balance while serving all equally. Executive team members in many organizations are desperate for leaders who possess and openly demonstrate this strong character trait. Other players of the business…
Promoted to Senior Management? Read These 42 Rules
Are you about to embark on a new senior leadership role? Maybe you’ve been promoted from within, or are joining a new company as a new director or vice president. Or, perhaps you are coach or leader to someone in this role. I have an excellent resource to recommend – Pam Fox Rollin’s 42 Rules…