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The Heart of Leadership: How Full is the Glass?

The subtitle of my upcoming book really captures the reason I’m so excited about its release… Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow. If you and I as leaders cannot create followship, we’re not leading at all. John Maxwell says, “If you look around and no one is following you, you’re just taking a walk.”

In The Heart of Leadership, I outline five critical leadership character traits you and I need to cultivate to be the leader people want to follow. Although all the traits are essential, the...

Why Infrastructure Matters – Part 1

Leaders are usually great at seeing the next hill the team needs to take. Many are crystal clear on the vision and values of their organization. However, too many leaders fail to understand the critical role infrastructure plays in sustaining success.

This is a topic I discuss often with leaders. Many times we don’t start the conversation talking about infrastructure – we begin with questions about growth – unfortunately, lack of growth. The questions usually revolve around frustration and unc...

Today’s Challenge: Leading Older People

Each week I respond to a question submitted by a leader. Today’s question is one many leaders have had to answer at some point in their career:How does a young leader effectively lead people older than they are?

This question embodies much more complexity than I could possibly respond to in this post. The context and circumstances make a huge difference in how you might best respond in individual situations. However, I still believe there are principles to guide our actions when leading men an...

The Heart of Leadership: Hunger for Wisdom

As I referenced in my post last week on The Heart of Leadership, I believe there are five core leadership character traits that set leaders apart from those they lead. Unlike more common character traits like integrity, honesty and loyalty, the traits I’m referring to are what enable a leader to lead. They shape who the leader is as a person and also drive their day-to-day actions. Today, let’s go a little deeper on one of those traits - Hunger for Wisdom.

The best leaders are wise – some are...