Think about the magnitude of your life and the enormous impact you’ve had on the world thus far. You have impacted and changed people’s lives, perhaps in small ways every day, but you have impacted and changed them just the same. It’s important to acknowledge the simple beauty of this! How do you want to […]
I’ve been writing these last few weeks about how your ability to be a great leader not only lies within you, it must come directly from within you, finding its source in the fabric of your being. This is because, ultimately, the way you lead is a reflection of who you are at your innermost […]
In the world of leadership it’s very common to hear of others’ success. Announcements about “movers and shakers” and various corporate promotions often find their way into our in-boxes. Just last week this happened to a friend of mine who asked, “why do I feel sick in the pit of my stomach?” When we are […]
Sometimes we get inadvertently disconnected…from ourselves. We lose clarity around the vision we’re working toward, or why we are doing the work we are doing. We start noticing things happening around us, sometimes to people we are close to, that spark fear or weaken our faith, and we wonder if they’re a sign that we […]
I came across an article this weekend about a recent study done at Northwestern, one of my alma maters, that suggests “Leadership remains a man’s world.” The leadership study examined the extent to which stereotypes of leaders are culturally masculine. It concluded that, “All 3 paradigms demonstrated overall masculinity of leader stereotypes.” Now, it did go on to say, […]
At one of our recent CEO Connection Boot Camps a bit of a debate ignited over the topic of trust in leadership: is it given or is it earned? Some of the executives felt, “clearly, trust is earned.” One CEO in particular felt very strongly that it is given by choice. He went on to […]