Leaders Clear the Air – first in a series

Leaders Clear the Air – first in a series

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today a combined Reading for Leading and LeadingX2 (leading by two).    I will keep this reasonably short by introducing a topic, two steps, and then continuing next week. In any strong partnership there come times when you need...
Don’t Lead

Don’t Lead

Podcast While preparing for an upcoming series of classes and speeches, I pulled up my “Definitions” of leadership file. Here are two: “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower A...
Using Ritual to Lead

Using Ritual to Lead

Podcast I’ve been thinking about routine and ritual a lot. The older I get the more I seem to appreciate how deeply we humans crave them and how important they are for those of us who lead teams, families, communities. I wonder about your rituals. We began the 8:00 AM...
The Most Meaningful Award for You

The Most Meaningful Award for You

Podcast What would it be? The most meaningful award you can imagine? I used to hope for a MacArthur Fellowship. I guess that’s not to be, i.e., I’m just not a genius. Darn. I covet another award, but in a superstitious way, maybe, I can’t say it out loud. But I’ve...
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