Opportunities are the venues where people can try themselves, test themselves, better themselves, and even find themselves. The leader’s job is to match the opportunity to the person and to help the person, and the organization, exploit the opportunity for all it’s...
Hey GLC readers! August is here, school is starting, and the summer is almost over…….where exactly did it go? We’ve all read articles by authors telling us how to be better leaders. So, I thought with this month’s post I would share with you all the leadership traits...
Nobody’s perfect, as the old saw goes, but each of us can be perfectly imperfect. I read somewhere (though I don’t remember where—I confess to having an imperfect memory!) that great quilt makers like to sew a single imperfect stitch among their patchwork, as an act...
Happy July, GLC readers! I was watching the 4th of July fireworks, when the theme of this month’s article came to me: Explosions! Big, loud ones…with lots of booms! Now what, you may ask: What do explosions have to do with leadership? Well, I’ll explain that piece at...
The transition of your career from the top of the crest to the other side can actually be a beautiful thing. You made it. You've led a team toward success. You've accomplished a lot. This is the time when your wisdom is ripest, when the bulk of your legacy has been...
Around the world, women make up roughly 61 percent of the labor market and are attaining college-level degrees at a faster rate than their male counterparts. Yet women only account for about 18 percent of top leadership positions in the United States despite the fact...
Wow! June already..…where has almost half a year gone? For my part, I’ve been busy with Bill writing and now finishing up our new book, and conducting final interviews before we send the draft for editing. I’m extremely excited about the book, and it’s been a whole...
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