Looking back, I can now see it for what it was: there was some serious hero-worship going on. At the time, it didn’t really feel that way, because it was my boss. If you would have asked me before “the incident”, I would have said that I was doling out well-deserved respect to my work…
Authenticity
Leaders—Call Forth Your Courageous Nature
Editor’s note: this is a guest post from Dr. Kathy Cramer, author of the book Lead Positive, which came out this week. I’m delighted to help Kathy spread the word about how leaders can use “asset based thinking” to achieve greater results for their teams and organizations. Leaders know that it is important to be…
Leadership Belief – Feeling the Fear and Doing It Anyway
As a leader, would you take a bullet to the head for your beliefs? In a sense, that’s what Malala Yousafzai did when, in 2012, members of the Taliban shot her while she returned from school. What was Malala’s perceived “crime”? She dared to write publicly that girls should have a right to be educated….
Seven Gift-Giving Ideas for Your Boss
The gift-giving season is in full swing here in the United States, so I wrote a post for Smartblog on Leadership offering unique ideas for “gifts” that leaders can give their employees this year. Hint: there’s not a gift card or food basket on this list. Read more in 7 leadership gift-giving ideas for the…
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…