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My palms were sweaty before everyone arrived. I looked out of the windows of a swanky conference room and knew
My palms were sweaty before everyone arrived. I looked out of the windows of a swanky conference room and knew
My belief is that the stronger the leaders are within a community, the healthier and stronger that community is.
Sometimes it’s hard to understand why things matter until we envision the opposite. So, what can happen when there are a lack of strong, community leaders? Problems can arise that many American communities are already facing.
Now is the time to look at community leadership differently and think about developing capable, community leaders. Learn more by reading this blog.
Spending your training and development money well is important. Invest it well and people grow and thrive, as does your organization.
But here’s the hard truth- your investment can be wasted if retention is low and learning transfer is even lower.
That’s why I’ve created five criteria to evaluate your training and development programs that are important whether you develop your workforce from the inside or hire outside experts. Programs that meet this criteria will be good investments and will increase learned skills; programs that don’t aren’t worth your valuable time and energy.
Over the weekend I temporarily moved the contents of my office in order to paint the walls. Even I was amazed at what got pulled from the space. I’ve included a photo of SOME of the books that I extricated – and that photo does not include books in my family room, on my night stand, or tucked in various other places in my home.
I had to chuckle, as this was such a visible reminder of one of my strengths – which is input. So why is knowing your strengths important, and how can you identify yours? Read on to find out.
Well, I’ve done it. I always had dreams of writing a book – and today I’m thrilled to announce that it is available on Amazon. It’s taken longer than one would have ever dreamed, been through more edits than I could have imagined and more changes than Indiana weather in spring! But it is here.
So what is it?
In Leadership is an Art, Max DePree tells us that “buying books is easy; owning them is not.” He goes on to explain that, “Good readers take possession of what they are learning by underlining and commenting and questioning. In this manner they ‘finish’ what they read.” He ends his introduction by saying: “You can read this book quickly; but I hope you cannot finish it quickly. It will be worth a lot more to you if you finish it, if you have truly made it your own book.”
DePree also shares that leadership is NOT learned by reading, alone – and I fully concur. But I also know that leaders who are thoughtful and open themselves to new ideas WHILE they get their hands dirty leading, grow into better and better leaders. My mantra is that LEADERS READ.
My list of top ten comes with a disclaimer – these are NOT for learning to manage or supervise. They are in my area of specialty: transformational leadership.
I started in January of 2011 to crystallize what people who were successful in today’s unprecedented environment were doing. I tapped into my experience consulting with lots of leaders across many industries. I reflected on my own life and what worked and what didn’t.
And I started writing – and writing – and writing. And then editing and honing and testing.
And the result is the Evergreen Leadership Library, a set of 10 eBooks that are available here.
And if you are seeking to effect positive change – at work or home, personally or professionally, they might be for you.
Would you benefit from having a mentor or a coach? In today’s post we explore the differences and help you locate really effective mentors.
Every semester in my Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, I share my top ten business books. The students are always surprised at my number one pick – and you may be too!
I recently had one of the leaders I coach push me right into my zone of discomfort. This person knew of my goal to complete a sprint triathlon and gently pushed me toward signing up for an upcoming one in our local area. And gently pushed again. And asked one more time if I was going to do it.
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