Watch this Fake Interview of John Maxwell
Businessman and author Paul Hawken said it best, “We lead by being human. We do not lead by being corporate, by being professional or by being institutional.”
That may be why leadership experts like John Maxwell understand the value of a good laugh at their expense. (more…)
Last week, I was invited to speak at The Ken Blanchard Companies as part of Grand Canyon Universities’ Executive Series. The presentation was called Work On Purpose: 4 Secrets to Connect Who You Are With What You Do. I opened by telling a story about a career-changing event that happened in my car while driving to work one morning. By the end of the presentation, I’d challenged the audience to connect who they were with what they did for a living. Then I took questions. Here was Question No. 1: (more…)
Some time ago, I heard Ken Blanchard talk about intentional leadership. He described the typical scene each morning when our alarm clocks go off. (more…)
We’ve all come across them. Those leaders who people naturally gravitate toward. Though it seems counterintuitive, the magnetic effect these leaders have on people is not because of how people feel about the leader. It’s because of how the leader makes people feel about themselves. (more…)
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Greenleaf International Annual Conference in Indianapolis. The conference is based on the teachings of Robert K. Greenleaf who coined the concept of servant leadership in the 1960s. Servant leadership is about reversing the polarity of power. (more…)
William Thackeray said, “the world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.” This observation goes double for leaders. Successful leaders understand the power of the “law of imitation.” This law holds that your actions, behaviors, and attitudes are replicated by your followers. If you are not happy with the performance of your people, is it possible that you are the source? (more…)