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What Makes Leaders Popular? How Followers Create Imaginary Leaders, with the Power of Story and Selective Attention to Details

January 26, 2017 · by · in Authentic Leadership, Leadership Myths, Leadership Myths, Buzzwords and Theories · 3 Comments

The Harvard Business Review this week reveals some fascinating — and somewhat disturbing — insights into the ways followers create and respond to leaders as if they were what they imagined them to be. It’s a powerful effect, one that can bolster a leader’s power and influence, at least until the imaginary bubble pops, and […]

So you want to be an #authentic leader? Know your own story, and live it flexibly!!

July 8, 2016 · by · in Authentic Leadership, Business Leadership, Collaborative Leadership, Creative Followership, Educational Leadership, Healing Leadership, Honeycomb Leadership, HOPEFUL LEADERSHIP, Leadership Myths, Leadership Myths, Buzzwords and Theories, Leadership Training, Sustainable Leadership, Visionary Leadership, Women and Leadership · 2 Comments

So many of us talk about being authentic, as if it is the most important quality of a leader. But what does it mean to be authentic in the challenging roles and relationships we have to navigate as leaders? This short video answers that question by showing you how to master your leadership story, and […]

Relationship tips for entrepreneurial leaders

April 21, 2016 · by · in Aloha Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Business Leadership, Buzzwords and Theories, Collaborative Leadership, Creative Followership, Healing Leadership, Honeycomb Leadership, HOPEFUL LEADERSHIP, Leadership Myths, Leadership Myths, Buzzwords and Theories, Leadership Training, Sustainable Leadership, Visionary Leadership · Leave a comment

An article in Entrepreneur Magazine argues that effective leaders always make relationships a priority.    “You tend to achieve your top priorities. So even though it may be hard to admit your need other people, you’ve got to make them a priority.” Their advice: BE REAL. BE A GIVER. BE APPRECIATIVE. Great leaders know this, […]

Leadership Coaching Breakthrough! Be the change…

March 6, 2015 · by · in Authentic Leadership, Business Leadership, HOPEFUL LEADERSHIP, Leadership Myths, Buzzwords and Theories, Leadership Training, Sustainable Leadership, Visionary Leadership, Women and Leadership · 1 Comment

Are you ready to spring forward??? This Spring, I’m offering three breakthrough leadership coaching sessions at a discounted price. Are you ready to make your leadership story work for you? Are you ready to move forward with that dream, that vision? Are you ready to change? I’ll help you take the first steps, get into […]

The Leading Edge: Let’s make training better, deeper, faster, louder, funnier — and messier!….

July 31, 2014 · by · in Authentic Leadership, Business Leadership, Creative Followership, Leadership Training, Sustainable Leadership · Leave a comment

It’s been a long time since I posted my thoughts about leadership, because every time I sit down to write lately, I’ve been thinking about the ways we circle around the same ideas and ideals. It’s not a matter of right or wrong, believing or disbelieving, or even worthiness. After two years of writing about […]

Empowering Girls to Build the Future: Goldieblox Mission + Viral Branding = Leadership

November 25, 2013 · by · in Art and Leadership, Leadership Training, Popular Culture, Women and Leadership · Leave a comment

Toys for Future Engineers — that’s the tagline for GoldieBlox, which has developed a set of interactive books and games to “disrupt the pink aisle and inspire the future generation of female engineers.”  According to Slate Magazine, “The CEO, Debbie Sterling, studied engineering at Stanford, where she was dismayed by the lack of women in […]

Passings: Lou Reed, American Innovator, Leading from the Wild Side

November 4, 2013 · by · in Art and Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Pete Seeger, Visionary Leadership · Leave a comment

This week, we mourn the passing of a great American musical philosopher, Lou Reed. He showed up, spoke up, sang up, transformed rock n’ roll and modeled a kind of crass, independent, principled artistic leadership that deserves to be recognized. He died at 71, from liver failure. His inspiring role as an artist on the […]

Speaking of Leadership Part Three – 5 Messages that Matter from Storyline

October 25, 2013 · by · in Business Leadership, Creative Followership, HOPEFUL LEADERSHIP, Leadership Training · Leave a comment

In this blog, Elumn8 shares five “aha” moments from a Storyline Conference in Nashville, TN. It’s a wonderful mix of good advice, inspiration and challenge, and a lot of fun — especially ending with my favorite poet, Mary Oliver! Reminded me of my own interdisciplinary work, working with core stories. I believe story in business […]

Leadership Tensions: Paradoxes That Keep Us Dancing with our Leadership Story

September 18, 2013 · by · in Authentic Leadership, Business Leadership, Shapeshifter Leadership, Sustainable Leadership · 5 Comments

“Leadership Freak” blogger Dan Rockwell offered an intriguing list of leadership tensions this week: The Ten Tensions of Leadership: Tenacity and kindness. Vision and openness. Kindness and candor. Passion and quietness. Analysis and initiative. Planning and people. Solitude and relationships. High expectations and helpfulness. Decisiveness and listening. Focus and flexibility. In the lively discussion afterwards, […]

Senior Leadership Should Be Shaken, Not Stirred…

September 4, 2013 · by · in Art and Leadership, Authentic Leadership, Leadership Training, Popular Culture · 2 Comments

James Bond used to want his martini’s “shaken, not stirred,” and that was sexy. It’s less so when you are the one being shaken, which is the uncomfortable, optimal performance standard for effective senior leaders in top positions. Whether CEO, General, or Mayor, people of power need to be willing to be shaken up on […]

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