Following the leader, the leader, the leaderWe’re following the leaderWherever he may go Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins Who are the leaders, followers, and influencers of today? Who do you look to as a leader? We have leaders in many areas: politics, sports, religion, business, media, entertainment, and social media influencers….
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Gratitude, Happiness, and Leadership
As a leader are you demonstrating gratitude and happiness? Does a leader need to be happy and grateful? Are you promoting gratitude and happiness in your workplace? My belief is that everyone would have a much better life if they demonstrated gratitude and made the choice to be happy. This…
Stress vs Burnout: What Is the Difference?
Do you feel disillusioned, helpless, exhausted? You might be on the path to burnout or burned out. What to do? We have heard of stress and burnout, especially in the last couple of years. Unfortunately, with the current state of the world, I don’t think we will see a decrease…
Our Brain and Leadership: Where Does Neuroplasticity Fit?
Leaders need to always be learning. As I continue to delve into information on leadership, neuroplasticity, and synchronicity I am learning unbelievably interesting material. Of course, I will be sharing at least some of what I read with you. As leaders, we are influencing others all the time and a…
What the World Needs Now from Our Leaders
I am a supporter of Complexity Leadership. I discovered Complexity Leadership as I worked on my Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership several years ago. When I read about this leadership theory, I was asking myself ‘why haven’t I heard of this before?’ and ‘why has this not been adopted…
How Is Your Team Functioning?
I enjoyed and learned a lot from Patrick Lencioni’s book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. If you are a leader, a manager, a coach, or at any time have people who look to you for advice, coaching, or leadership I recommend you give it a read. The Five Dysfunctions…
And Now for Something Different in Leadership: Complexity Leadership
What the heck is Complexity Leadership? As an agreed-upon definition is difficult to find I think it best to provide examples: the human body, family, planet, ecosystems, beehive, and organisms. Complexity Leadership (CL) is based on collaboration rather than on the familiar top-down hierarchy. Can you imagine being in collaboration…
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Who needs emotional intelligence (EI or EQ)? My answer is everyone. In fact, it is something that should be taught throughout school. It doesn’t necessarily need to be a stand-alone course, though it certainly could be. EI could be included in courses for communication, psychology, sociology, and be a part…
Self-Leadership: Do you have it?
Self-care, now self-leadership. Do I have to do everything myself? I don’t even know what these things are. Maybe they are just the latest fad. Whether these things are the latest fad or not they are worth investigating. Find out what self-leadership is. Can you lead others if you aren’t…