People, Purpose
Reflect Before You Refresh Your Resume
Since publishing Work On Purpose last year, I have since had the honor of speaking and coaching on its principles. I open by telling the story of how something I heard on the radio one morning became a career-changing wake up call. It lead me on a journey to connect with my purpose, and find work that truly made a positive impact in the world. In closing, I challenge others to connect who they were with what they do for a living. Then I take questions. Without fail, this question is always in the top three: (more…)
Leadership, People, Performance
For the past month everything around us has been changing. Temperatures are falling and the sun is setting earlier. Leaves are changing to vibrant reds and deep yellows. There’s no denying that fall is here and winter is just around the corner. As humans, we are hard wired to accept the inevitability of seasonal changes. Although we can manage the extreme weather changes of four seasons a year, we are not so adaptive when it comes to organizational change. (more…)
Leadership, People, Servant Leadership
For more than two decades, Dr. Tony Baron has studied the impact of power on people, organizations, and societies.
His work led to being called to counsel survivors of the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, of the Columbine High School massacre, and of the attack on the World Trade Center. More recently, Dr. Baron has helped spread the concept of servant leadership to corporate America and religious leaders. He has shared his expertise with organizations ranging from West Point to Ford Motor Company to the U.S. Postal Service. (more…)
Leadership, People, Performance, Purpose
“Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.” This is one of many quotes attributed to legendary public statesman and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. (more…)
Leadership, People
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…)