There are three primary ways that one can learn leadership (See Leaders Must Be Learners): direct personal experience, through the wise counsel of others, and through the study of leadership materials. This article will focus on the third approach: … Read More
I have spent more than 25 years in the personal and professional study of leadership. And believe me there is a lot written about it. When I wrote this introduction, there were over 479 million hits on Google using the … Read More
There are three primary ways that one can learn leadership (See Leaders Must Be Learners): direct personal experience, through the wise counsel of others, and through the study of leadership materials. Let’s focus on the second point: through the wise … Read More
There are three primary ways that one can learn leadership (See Leaders Must Be Learners): direct personal experience, through the wise counsel of others, and through the study of leadership materials. Let’s focus in on the first point: direct personal … Read More
Why is leadership important to you? There are many broad answers to this question: to renew the world, our country, our culture, our families, etc. There may also be many personal reasons: a deep love for people, a desire to … Read More
How are you growing as a leader? In my study and application of leadership over the past two decades I find that there are two approaches: technical-based and character-based. The technical approach involves skills, tools, frameworks, and templates in … Read More
When you look at the people you lead – direct reports, employees, volunteers, people in your organization, movement, community – what do you see? Do you see the face of God or do you see cogs in a machine? While … Read More
There are many common statements in our culture and among people such as, “I’m so busy” or, “I need more balance” or, “I feel burned out”. Most people are coveting “balance” in their lives. They are searching for it but … Read More
I recently attended an event where a presenter relayed a conversation he’d had about leadership. He was in Aman, Jordan where he was invited to meet Prince Ra’ad, last heir to the throne in Iraq and cousin of the former … Read More
Will power is essential for any virtuous person and especially for the virtuous leader. The ability to delay gratification, to put off something good today for something even better in the future, is classically associated with the virtue of temperance. … Read More