I had a great exchange of ideas with Terry of the Wise Leaders blog about trust as a renewable resource. During our exchange, Terry shared this intriguing thought about the connection between trust and consistency in the leader-follower relationship: To build trust, followers look to their leader to be consistent [. . .] followers like…
Courage
Little League Clean Up Day and Leadership
A couple of weeks ago, there was a leadership lesson I gleaned during our our Little League’s annual Field Clean-Up Day. You can see my ruminations about character-based leadership and showing up over at the Lead Change Group’s blog with Leaders Show Up Even When It’s Not Fun. Go on over and check it out; I’d…
5 Ways to Overcome Resistance to Change
Guest Post by Phil Buckley Most people would agree that change isn’t easy. Many people, however, seem surprised when people don’t embrace it. We are creatures of habit, so it seems natural that most people will have difficulty giving up things they are comfortable with for the unknown. A leader once told me that he…
Giving Career Advice – Helping Others See the Obvious
A friend of mine invited me to lunch, saying, “I need a sounding board; will you help?” I was happy to help; I’ve known this colleague for many years and respect her professional contributions. At lunch, my colleague explained that her company was about to undergo a large restructuring and her current job might be…
@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…