According to a trust infographic I published last week, trust is a scarce resource. But it doesn’t have to be. The stats in this infographic challenged me to think about how to look at trust not as a finite commodity, but rather a renewable resource – one that grows abundantly if given the proper nuturing….
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Leaders – How Do You Manage Your Energy?
Are your leadership challenges a study in personal growth? Or are they more like a test of wills, with you forcefully moving ahead, trying to seek resolution as quickly as possible? Struggling can seem a lot like thrashing about, trying to free yourself from a constricting situation. Challenge (and yes, sometimes even failure) is a…
@LetsGrowLeaders Launches Frontline Festival for Frontline Managers
Leadership thinker Karin Hurt (aka @LetsGrowLeaders) has taken the leadership blogging community by storm in just a few short months with her blog Let’s Grow Leaders. By day, Karin is a practicing senior leader for a large organization. Somehow by night (or weekend?) she finds time to write this fantastic blog. She’s kicked it up a notch by starting…
Toward a Growth Mindset
By Guest Blogger Becky Robinson Note from Jennifer: Today’s post is by my friend Becky Robinson, whom I’ve enjoyed getting to know over the past four years. I’m featuring this guest post because I’m fascinated by the topic of a “growth mindset”. Plus, the book that inspired this post (see below) is a great read….
Hate Sheryl Sandberg if You Must, But Still Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg’s much-talked about book Lean In drops today. Judging from the commentary in the pre-launch media blitz, the general population isn’t buying Ms. Sandberg’s assertion that by “leaning in” women can achieve greater career satisfaction and possibly even a wider leadership role. She’s been vilified as a “raging egomaniac” and a coat-tail rider by some…