Most likely, you’ve heard some variation of the following story: A young woman is getting ready to host her first big family gathering and wants to serve her grandmother’s “special recipe” roast. The woman calls her mother and asks for the recipe. The mother begins, “First you cut off both ends of the roast before…
Leadership
Are You a Courageous Leader?
Google the words “leadership” and “courage” and you’ll get 10,500,000 search results. Clearly, it’s a hot topic. If you’re a leader, it’s likely that you don’t think of yourself as particularly brave— that description seems reserved for heroic acts, like saving someone’s life, right? But, it appears that perhaps you have more going for you…
Do People Care About Leadership Development?
So, here we are, on the last day of the year. I was curious which blog post resonated most with The People Equation readers in 2010, so I checked it out. A review of my WordPress stats revealed that the most-read post this year was 25 Free Leadership Development Resources. In fact, it was read…
DDI’s 20 Best Leadership Blog Posts for 2010
Dan McCarthy, author of the blog Great Leadership was asked by talent management and training provider DDI to compile a list of favorite leadership blogs posts from 2010. Dan, in turn, tapped his vast network of leadership bloggers and culled the submissions into the Top 20 for 2010. You can see the full list here…
When Leaders Let It All Hang Out
Organizationally Speaking, That Is I heard an interesting interview last night with Ned Breslin, CEO of the nonprofit Water for People on American Public Media’s Marketplace radio program. Water for People’s mission is to provide safe drinking water all over the world. The interview explored the level of transparency that was created when the organization…