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The Jenga Leader Test
As a leader would you pass the “Jenga Test”? Could you be extracted without causing harm to the team?
Is The Most Effective Leadership Style Within Your Reach?
What is your mental capacity to reach with your leadership style. We are all clear on our physical limitations, but what is our ability to stretch our style when it comes to leading ourselves and others?
Why There is No Such Thing as Micro-Leadership
We have all heard of micro-management, but the term micro-leadership doesn’t exist. Why is there so much confusion between leadership and management?
Jeff Van Gundy Talks Leadership
ESPN Commentator and NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy shares his thoughts on leadership.
2018 Servant Leadership Reflections
2018 was a great year for our business, but what we are most proud of is the work we performed to help those in need.
Does being a dick influence success as a leader?
Max Joseph's short film Dicks was the inspiration for this post. We explore the question as to whether being a dick influences ones success as a leader.
Mental Fitness: Why an executive coach is like a personal trainer for your brain
Why hiring an executive coach is like hiring a personal trainer for your brain.
Who Owns Your Development Plan?
Having a development plan is an important step towards achieving career success, but too many people rely on their bosses and the company to develop the plan. Take matters into your own hands and own your development plan.
3 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM A WORKSHOP AT THE MCCOLL CENTER FOR ART + INNOVATION
Three Leadership lessons from an art and innovation workshop at the McColl Center. Originally published in the Charlotte Agenda.
LEADING FROM THE FRONT: WHAT DO A HEAD OF SCHOOL AT CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY AND THE CEO OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES HAVE IN COMMON?
As leaders it is the small actions that can have large impacts. Think about the last time you greeted your employees or customers in the office lobby or at the front door to your retail outlet. If you have never tried it, go for it. That small gesture will have a lasting positive impact. Learn how the actions of one school leader model the behaviors of a great leader.
SHOULD YOU ACT LIKE A LEADER OR LEAD LIKE AN ACTOR?
The key to being a great actor is to be yourself. Acting is not about impersonation, it is about originality. The same concept holds true in the business world. As a leader, the most important attribute you can bring to your job is your authenticity. There is no one else like you in the world and that is what makes each of us special and different. Too many people spend their working lives trying to be like someone else or adjusting their personality and approach to “fit in”.
THE TOUGHEST INTERVIEW QUESTION I EVER FACED AND WHAT I LEARNED FROM IT
The toughest interview question I ever faced was frustrating at the time, but turned into one of my greatest career learnings.