On September 21, we launched the 9th cohort of our Institute for Leadership Fitness with 15 new executives. In this first of four quarterly workshops, we introduce a tool called The Confidence Net. Every leader is encouraged to create their own ”confidence net” to mitigate the effect, and lower the volume, of their ”inner voices” or self-doubts. After presenting the [...]
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Leaders and Legitimacy
September 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Confidence
As I continue to work with leaders in our Institute for Leadership Fitness, I am reminded of the importance of the leader as servant. I’ve known of Robert Greenleaf’s seminal work on the subject of servant leadership for more than a decade, and often found myself advocating for a workplace where employees sought fulfillment in their work, and [...]
Taking Freedom for Granted
November 11th, 2009 | Posted in Confidence
This week I am in Prague attending the 11th Annual Conference of the International Leadership Association. Tomorrow, I have the privilege of speaking to conference attendees on the subject transformation in leadership. At today’s opening ceremony, conference organizers reminded the gathering that this week marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall [...]
What Feeds the Confidence of Your Team?
November 10th, 2009 | Posted in Confidence
Recently, I spent a couple of days with an executive management team facilitating their annual strategic planning process. This was my second year in a row working with this team and I was struck with how confidently each executive worked with his or her colleagues. The level of trust was high, evident by each team [...]
The Many Faces of Leadership – Part II
September 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Effectiveness, Vitality
I have asked thousands of participants in my leadership workshops to define the activities of effective leaders. Here is the second in a series of articles elaborating on some of the more common answers I get when asking my clients about the role of leaders in their organizations. Leaders Know How to Convince Others to [...]
Leading Through Tough Times
August 15th, 2009 | Posted in Clarity, Confidence, Effectiveness, Vitality
Leadership is challenging even in the best of times. When markets sour and the economy finds itself in a tailspin, leaders often are stretched and tested. Staying focused on long-term strategies can be a challenge when so many fires beg to be put out. We will emerge from these tough times, and while we may [...]
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